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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › Highlands and Islands › Argyll and Bute Getting here
55.88411, -5.20774
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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 ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +36 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rubus polyanthemus, Buckler-Fern, Dryopteris cambrensis +42 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Rubus polyanthemus, Buckler-Fern, Dryopteris cambrensis +42 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Cinnabar, Cream-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Cinnabar, Cream-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2023
Free
Plants — Rubus tuberculatus, Autumn Hawkbit, Ramsons
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Loch Lomond and Cowal Way Walking route 92 km ▾
Named route Length 92 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map West Island Way Walking route 48 km ▾
Named route Length 48 km National walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 94 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 94 Regional cycle route
Show on map Bute Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Five Ferries Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5F Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Bute Cycle Network Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref www.tzcb.org.uk
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Wildlife to spot
2,707 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,707 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Herring Gull +34
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Eider Somateria mollissima Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Gannet Morus bassanus2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Raven Corvus corax Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2022 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2022 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2022 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2021 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2020 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2020 Razorbill Alca torda2020 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2017 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2017 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2017 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2017 House Martin Delichon urbicum2017 Siskin Spinus spinus2017 Red Squirrel · Otter
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Otter Lutra lutra2024 Dark-edged Bee-fly · Cinnabar · Cream-spot Ladybird · White Ermine · Heart & Dart +12
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2022 Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2022 White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2022 Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2022 Saxon Hyppa rectilinea 🌿 Plants 45 species
summer winter
2023 ▾
Rubus polyanthemus · Buckler-Fern · Dryopteris cambrensis · Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis · Dryopteris borreri +40
Rubus polyanthemus Rubus polyanthemus Buckler-Fern Dryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2018 Dryopteris cambrensis Dryopteris cambrensis2017 Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis2017 Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,707 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Herring Gull +34
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Eider Somateria mollissima Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Gannet Morus bassanus2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Raven Corvus corax Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2022 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2022 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2022 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2021 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2020 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2020 Razorbill Alca torda2020 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2017 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2017 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2017 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2017 House Martin Delichon urbicum2017 Siskin Spinus spinus2017 Red Squirrel · Otter
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Otter Lutra lutra2024 Dark-edged Bee-fly · Cinnabar · Cream-spot Ladybird · White Ermine · Heart & Dart +12
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2022 Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2022 White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2022 Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2022 Saxon Hyppa rectilinea 🌿 Plants 45 species
summer winter
2023 ▾
Rubus polyanthemus · Buckler-Fern · Dryopteris cambrensis · Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis · Dryopteris borreri +40
Rubus polyanthemus Rubus polyanthemus Buckler-Fern Dryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2018 Dryopteris cambrensis Dryopteris cambrensis2017 Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis2017 Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2022
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2022
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2022
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2022
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2022
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2022
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2022
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2022
Birch Clubhorn Cimbex femoratus2022
Birch Clubhorn Cimbex femoratus2022
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata2021
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata2021
Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis2021
Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis2021
Tachina ursina Tachina ursina2021
Tachina ursina Tachina ursina2021
Red-necked Footman Atolmis rubricollis2019
Red-necked Footman Atolmis rubricollis2019
Garden Tiger Arctia caja2019
Garden Tiger Arctia caja2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019 2017
2017
Rubus lindleianus Rubus lindleianus
Rubus lindleianus Rubus lindleianus
Rubus nemoralis Rubus nemoralis
Rubus nemoralis Rubus nemoralis
Rubus scoticus Rubus scoticus
Rubus scoticus Rubus scoticus
Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis2018
Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis2018
Cuspidate-leaved Bramble Rubus mucronulatus
Cuspidate-leaved Bramble Rubus mucronulatus
Rubus dumnoniensis Rubus dumnoniensis
Rubus dumnoniensis Rubus dumnoniensis
Rubus tuberculatus Rubus tuberculatus
Rubus tuberculatus Rubus tuberculatus
Norway Spruce Picea abies2022
Norway Spruce Picea abies2022
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2018
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2018
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2018
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2018
Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2018
Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2018
Ivy Hedera helix2018
Ivy Hedera helix2018
Rubus latifolius Rubus latifolius
Rubus latifolius Rubus latifolius
Rubus boudiccae Rubus boudiccae
Rubus boudiccae Rubus boudiccae
Rubus sect. Rubus Rubus sect. Rubus
Rubus sect. Rubus Rubus sect. Rubus
Trailing St John's-wort Hypericum humifusum2022
Trailing St John's-wort Hypericum humifusum2022
Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum2022
Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum2022
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris2022
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris2022
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum2022
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum2022
Populus x canadensis 'Serotina' Populus x canadensis 'Serotina'2022
Populus x canadensis 'Serotina' Populus x canadensis 'Serotina'2022
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2022
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2022
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper2022
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper2022
Marsh Arrowgrass Triglochin palustris2022
Marsh Arrowgrass Triglochin palustris2022
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2022
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2022
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2022
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2022
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2022
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2022
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2022
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2022
Little Kneeling Eyebright Euphrasia confusa2022
Little Kneeling Eyebright Euphrasia confusa2022
Many-stalked Spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis2022
Many-stalked Spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis2022
Ramsons Allium ursinum2018
Ramsons Allium ursinum2018
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2018
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2018
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2018
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2018
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2018
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2018
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius2018
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius2018
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2018
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2018
English Stonecrop Sedum anglicum2018
English Stonecrop Sedum anglicum2018
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2017
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2017
European Larch Larix decidua2017
European Larch Larix decidua2017
Wilson's Filmy-fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii2017
Wilson's Filmy-fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii2017
Rusty-Back Fern Asplenium ceterach2017
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