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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
56.53461, -5.48035
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Canada Goose +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Canada Goose +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Crimson Waxcap, Common Orange Lichen, Tutsan Rust +23 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Antler Moth, Straw Grass-veneer, Dotted Clay +149 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broad-leaved Willowherb, Devil's-bit Scabious, Ragged-Robin +234 more · last seen 2025
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 78Cycling route▾
NCN National Route 78 (south)
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Port Appin LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route622 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 622 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.2 km▾
Named routeRef 78Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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repensBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumLotus corniculatus var. corniculatusLotus corniculatus var. corniculatusLotus corniculatus var. corniculatusLotus corniculatus var. corniculatusSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaEuphrasia officinalisEuphrasia officinalisEuphrasia officinalisEuphrasia officinalisCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisSheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2024Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2024Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2024Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2024Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii2024Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii2024Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2024Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2024Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2024Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Juncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratus2024Juncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratus2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2024Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2024Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2024Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2024Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2024AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2024False-bromeBrachypodium 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