Loch Fyneside Parish Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
56.11509, -5.25444
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- 🍄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
- 🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- 🍄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 — Chaffinch, Robin, Blue Tit +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blue Tit +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bombus lucorum, Common Carder Bee, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yellow Iris, Creeping Buttercup, Common Nettle +135 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Chicken Of The Woods, Crested Coral +3 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Photos
Lochfyneside parish Church, Minard, Argyll
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
2,677 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,677 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Coal Tit +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Harbour Seal · Pine Marten
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
- Pine MartenMartes martes2024
Slow-worm · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
Bombus lucorum · Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Common Furrow Bee +18
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
- Common Furrow BeeLasioglossum calceatum
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Smooth-faced Furrow Bee
Chicken Of The Woods
- Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,677 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Coal Tit +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Harbour Seal · Pine Marten
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
- Pine MartenMartes martes2024
Slow-worm · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
Bombus lucorum · Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Common Furrow Bee +18
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
- Common Furrow BeeLasioglossum calceatum
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Smooth-faced Furrow Bee
Chicken Of The Woods
- Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lasioglossum fratellum2024
Lasioglossum fratellum2024
Laburnum Leaf MinerLeucoptera laburnellaLaburnum Leaf MinerLeucoptera laburnellaMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusHeather (Girdled) ColletesColletes succinctusHeather (Girdled) ColletesColletes succinctusBibio pomonaeBibio pomonaeBibio pomonaeBibio pomonaeHeath BumblebeeBombus jonellusHeath BumblebeeBombus jonellusGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorDavies' ColletesColletes daviesanusDavies' ColletesColletes daviesanusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023