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📷 wendy bradley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Oystercatcher
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Oystercatcher
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CampsitePicnic spot

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Hooded Crow, Oystercatcher, Grey Heron +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hooded Crow, Oystercatcher, Grey Heron +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area; Urban park — open green space

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Hooded Crow, Oystercatcher, Grey Heron +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hooded Crow, Oystercatcher, Grey Heron +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination; picnic area

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Ragged-Robin, Bell Heather, Marsh Woundwort +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ragged-Robin, Bell Heather, Marsh Woundwort +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

North Side Nature TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Port na CaraneanWalking route

Named route

Kilmory BayWalking route

Named route

Hallival and BarkevalWalking route

Named route

Out-and-back walk to Harris from KinlochWalking route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

55,811 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

55,811 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

autumnwinter

2025

Redwing · Hooded Crow · Grey Heron · Herring Gull · Mallard +34

RedwingTurdus iliacus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ShagGulosus aristotelis
CurlewNumenius arquata
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
RobinErithacus rubecula
Common GullLarus canus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
RavenCorvus corax
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
GoosanderMergus merganser
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
EiderSomateria mollissima
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

55,811 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

autumnwinter

2025

Redwing · Hooded Crow · Grey Heron · Herring Gull · Mallard +34

RedwingTurdus iliacus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ShagGulosus aristotelis
CurlewNumenius arquata
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
RobinErithacus rubecula
Common GullLarus canus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
RavenCorvus corax
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
GoosanderMergus merganser
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
EiderSomateria mollissima
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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