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Milton Eonan

📷 Steven Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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56.58694, -4.32913

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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 — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Siskin +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Siskin +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Emerald Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Black Darter +129 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Emerald Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Black Darter +129 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Eyebright, Heath Milkwort, Common Dog-violet +175 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Eyebright, Heath Milkwort, Common Dog-violet +175 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bilberry, Chickweed Wintergreen, Meadowsweet +15 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Glen Lyon RoadWalking route

SIngle track road down Glen Lyon

Named routePoint-to-point

🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North Trail (Grampian Mountains)Mountain bike route261.2 km

Named routeLength 261.2 kmNational Cycle Network

Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

967 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

967 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springsummer

2025

Chaffinch · Robin · Siskin · Buzzard · Wren +50

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
SiskinSpinus spinus
BuzzardButeo buteo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
CuckooCuculus canorus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
Common GullLarus canus
SwiftApus apus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House MartinDelichon urbicum
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RavenCorvus corax2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
NuthatchSitta europaea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
DipperCinclus cinclus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
GoosanderMergus merganser
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

spring

2025

Red Squirrel · Red Deer · Mountain Hare · Red Fox · Mole

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Red DeerCervus elaphus
Mountain HareLepus timidus2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
MoleTalpa europaea2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2023

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

Emerald Damselfly · Black Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser +8

Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022
Black DarterSympetrum danae2022
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2024
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2023
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2023
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2022
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2022

🌿

Plants7 species

summer

2025

Heath Milkwort · Apple · Herb-Robert · Aspen · Bugle +2

Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
AppleMalus2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
AspenPopulus tremula2024
BugleAjuga reptans2024
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

967 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springsummer

2025

Chaffinch · Robin · Siskin · Buzzard · Wren +50

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
SiskinSpinus spinus
BuzzardButeo buteo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
CuckooCuculus canorus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
Common GullLarus canus
SwiftApus apus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House MartinDelichon urbicum
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RavenCorvus corax2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
NuthatchSitta europaea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
DipperCinclus cinclus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
GoosanderMergus merganser
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

spring

2025

Red Squirrel · Red Deer · Mountain Hare · Red Fox · Mole

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Red DeerCervus elaphus
Mountain HareLepus timidus2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
MoleTalpa europaea2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2023

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

Emerald Damselfly · Black Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser +8

Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022
Black DarterSympetrum danae2022
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2024
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2023
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2023
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2022
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2022

🌿

Plants7 species

summer

2025

Heath Milkwort · Apple · Herb-Robert · Aspen · Bugle +2

Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
AppleMalus2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
AspenPopulus tremula2024
BugleAjuga reptans2024
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Steven Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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