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Kilninian Parish Church

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Chaffinch
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Chaffinch
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Hooded Crow, Chaffinch, Oystercatcher +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hooded Crow, Chaffinch, Oystercatcher +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Brown Rustic +182 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Brown Rustic +182 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Leptogium cochleatum, Persistent Waxcap · last seen 2024; Fungi — Leptogium cochleatum, Persistent Waxcap · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Bog Orchid, Carline Thistle, Hazel +9 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bog Orchid, Carline Thistle, Hazel +9 more · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife to spot

2,065 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,065 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

spring

2025

Willow Warbler · Greylag Goose · Blackbird · Hooded Crow · Wheatear +58

Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common GullLarus canus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SwallowHirundo rustica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CuckooCuculus canorus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ShagGulosus aristotelis
RavenCorvus corax2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
RazorbillAlca torda2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GannetMorus bassanus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Great TitParus major2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Common TernSterna hirundo
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2023
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2023
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2024

Red Deer

Red DeerCervus elaphus

🐝

Insects13 species

spring

2025

Philopotamus montanus · Brown Chafer · Dactylolabis sexmaculata · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Eristalinus aeneus +8

Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus2024
Brown ChaferSerica brunnea
Dactylolabis sexmaculataDactylolabis sexmaculata
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Eristalinus aeneusEristalinus aeneus2024
Spear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) cardui

🍄

Fungi1 species

autumn

2024

Leptogium cochleatum

Leptogium cochleatumLeptogium cochleatum

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2024

Carline Thistle · Mountain Everlasting · Hazel · Kidney Vetch

Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris
Mountain EverlastingAntennaria dioica
HazelCorylus avellana
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,065 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

spring

2025

Willow Warbler · Greylag Goose · Blackbird · Hooded Crow · Wheatear +58

Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common GullLarus canus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SwallowHirundo rustica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CuckooCuculus canorus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ShagGulosus aristotelis
RavenCorvus corax2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
RazorbillAlca torda2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GannetMorus bassanus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Great TitParus major2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Common TernSterna hirundo
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2023
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2023
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2024

Red Deer

Red DeerCervus elaphus

🐝

Insects13 species

spring

2025

Philopotamus montanus · Brown Chafer · Dactylolabis sexmaculata · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Eristalinus aeneus +8

Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus2024
Brown ChaferSerica brunnea
Dactylolabis sexmaculataDactylolabis sexmaculata
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Eristalinus aeneusEristalinus aeneus2024
Spear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) cardui

🍄

Fungi1 species

autumn

2024

Leptogium cochleatum

Leptogium cochleatumLeptogium cochleatum

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2024

Carline Thistle · Mountain Everlasting · Hazel · Kidney Vetch

Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris
Mountain EverlastingAntennaria dioica
HazelCorylus avellana
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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