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57.78070, -5.03521
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Siskin, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Siskin, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Swedish Pouchwort, Tumid Notchwort, Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides · last seen 2017
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Green-veined White +60 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Green-veined White +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Rosenscheldia abundans, Ophiognomonia leptostyla, Alder Bracket +6 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Rosenscheldia abundans, Ophiognomonia leptostyla, Alder Bracket +6 more · last seen 2022
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cape Wrath Trail (Kinlochewe → Inchnadamph) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Beinn Dearg Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RW 42 Local walking route
Show on map Gorge Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Highland Trail 550 Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
2,675 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,675 records · National Biodiversity Network Siskin · Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Blackbird · Wren +37
Siskin Spinus spinus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dipper Cinclus cinclus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Mole
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Mole Talpa europaea2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2023 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · Xylota segnis · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Sericomyia silentis · Azure Hawker +15
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2023 Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Azure Hawker Aeshna caerulea2023 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Ophiognomonia leptostyla
Ophiognomonia leptostyla Ophiognomonia leptostyla Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,675 records · National Biodiversity Network Siskin · Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Blackbird · Wren +37
Siskin Spinus spinus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dipper Cinclus cinclus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Mole
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Mole Talpa europaea2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2023 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · Xylota segnis · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Sericomyia silentis · Azure Hawker +15
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2023 Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Azure Hawker Aeshna caerulea2023 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Ophiognomonia leptostyla
Ophiognomonia leptostyla Ophiognomonia leptostyla Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga suilla Scathophaga suilla
Scathophaga suilla Scathophaga suilla
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Xylota jakutorum Xylota jakutorum
Xylota jakutorum Xylota jakutorum
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefolii Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefolii2024
Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefolii Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefolii2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2023
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2023
Black-bellied Clusterfly Pollenia amentaria2022
Black-bellied Clusterfly Pollenia amentaria2022
Sericomyia lappona Sericomyia lappona2022
Sericomyia lappona Sericomyia lappona2022
Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi2022
Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi2022
Linnaemya rossica Linnaemya rossica2022
Linnaemya rossica Linnaemya rossica2022 