Getting here
57.38394, -6.03810
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
- 🍄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
- 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
- 🍄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
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit, Swallow +39 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit, Swallow +39 more · last seen 2024
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Nettle Clustercup Rust, Mallrug, Mallryg, Coccomyces arctostaphyli +7 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Nettle Clustercup Rust, Mallrug, Mallryg, Coccomyces arctostaphyli +7 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Viviparous Sheep's-fescue, Heather, Devil's-bit Scabious +373 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Viviparous Sheep's-fescue, Heather, Devil's-bit Scabious +373 more · last seen 2023
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Hawkweed, Wild Thyme, Dandelion +20 more foraging species
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Magpie Moth, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Heath +39 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Magpie Moth, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Heath +39 more · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Ceum cladaich agus Orchard Wood / Coastal Path and Orchard WoodWalking route
Ceum nan Eilthireach / Emigrants' WalkWalking route
Temptation Hill agus Dùn Bhorghadail / Temptation Hill and Dun BorodaleWalking route
Rathad Bhurma agus Slighe nam Mèinnearan / Burma Road and Miners' TrailWalking route
Tro a' Choille Mhòir / Through the Big WoodWalking route
Wildlife to spot
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