Loanhead Stone Circle 1 ha
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Dogs welcome 1 ha
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57.34943, -2.42095
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Yellowhammer +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Yellowhammer +47 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Elder, Dandelion, Holly +21 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Elder, Dandelion, Holly +21 more · last seen 2025
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Plants — Elder, Dandelion, Beech +5 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Sarcophaga, Red Mason Bee, Common Leaf Weevil +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sarcophaga, Red Mason Bee, Common Leaf Weevil +7 more · last seen 2025
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Wildlife to spot
406 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 406 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Yellowhammer · Rook · House Sparrow +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Siskin Spinus spinus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Whitethroat Curruca communis Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2018 Common Gull Larus canus2018 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2018 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2018 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Sarcophaga · Common Leaf Weevil · Red Mason Bee · Rhamphomyia · Graphomya maculata +5
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis Rhamphomyia Rhamphomyia Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018 Elder · Dandelion · Holly · Ivy · Wild Cherry +19
Elder Sambucus nigra Dandelion Taraxacum Holly Ilex aquifolium Ivy Hedera helix Wild Cherry Prunus avium Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Beech Fagus sylvatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 406 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Yellowhammer · Rook · House Sparrow +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Siskin Spinus spinus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Whitethroat Curruca communis Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2018 Common Gull Larus canus2018 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2018 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2018 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Sarcophaga · Common Leaf Weevil · Red Mason Bee · Rhamphomyia · Graphomya maculata +5
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis Rhamphomyia Rhamphomyia Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018 Elder · Dandelion · Holly · Ivy · Wild Cherry +19
Elder Sambucus nigra Dandelion Taraxacum Holly Ilex aquifolium Ivy Hedera helix Wild Cherry Prunus avium Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Beech Fagus sylvatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Painted Lady
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui2018
Vanessa cardui2018
Peacock Aglais io2018
Peacock Aglais io2018
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2017
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2017 Rowan
Rowan
Sorbus aucuparia
Sorbus aucuparia
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2018
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2018
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2018
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2018 