Monument To Duncan McLaren
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Getting here
56.41949, -5.00488
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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
- 🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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
Birds — Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit, Canada Goose +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit, Canada Goose +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Goat Willow, Bog Pondweed, Lesser Spearwort +90 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Small Garden Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
St Conan Pilgrim WayWalking route118 km▾
Just over 100km of walking, mostly on road but with mountain pass of Glen Noe. Walking distance about 103 km
Named routeLength 118 kmLocal walking route
Craig Lodge to CatnishWalking route8.2 km▾
Requires care and map reading. Some fences may need negotiating.
Named routeLength 8.2 kmLocal walking route
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Monument to Duncan McLaren
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
3,845 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,845 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Chaffinch · Meadow Pipit · Canada Goose · Swallow · Sand Martin +26
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RavenCorvus corax
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- EiderSomateria mollissima2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- TealAnas crecca2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
🦌Mammals6 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Mole · Red Deer · Feral Cat · Roe Deer +1
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
- Feral CatFelis catus2021
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020
- BadgerMeles meles
Slow-worm
Eristalis pertinax · Small Garden Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Aphrophora alni · Orange-tip +5
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
- Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2022
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Goat Willow · Bog Pondweed · Lesser Spearwort · Green-ribbed Sedge · Hard-fern +88
- Goat WillowSalix caprea
- Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2019
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2019
- Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2019
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2019
- Poa pratensisPoa pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,845 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Chaffinch · Meadow Pipit · Canada Goose · Swallow · Sand Martin +26
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RavenCorvus corax
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- EiderSomateria mollissima2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- TealAnas crecca2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
🦌Mammals6 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Mole · Red Deer · Feral Cat · Roe Deer +1
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
- Feral CatFelis catus2021
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020
- BadgerMeles meles
Slow-worm
Eristalis pertinax · Small Garden Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Aphrophora alni · Orange-tip +5
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
- Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2022
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Goat Willow · Bog Pondweed · Lesser Spearwort · Green-ribbed Sedge · Hard-fern +88
- Goat WillowSalix caprea
- Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2019
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2019
- Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2019
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2019
- Poa pratensisPoa pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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pulchrum2019Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2019Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019JuniperJuniperus communis2019JuniperJuniperus communis2019HeatherCalluna vulgaris2019HeatherCalluna vulgaris2019BlinksMontia fontana2019BlinksMontia fontana2019HazelCorylus avellana2019HazelCorylus avellana2019Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2019Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2019Common SedgeCarex nigra2019Common SedgeCarex nigra2019Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2019Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2019Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019Oval SedgeCarex leporina2019Oval SedgeCarex leporina2019Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2019Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2019SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2019SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2019Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2019Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria 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vulgare2019DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2019DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019ShoreweedLittorella uniflora2019ShoreweedLittorella uniflora2019Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2019Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2019Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2019Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2019Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2019Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2019Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2019Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2019Curled DockRumex crispus2019Curled DockRumex crispus2019Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019PignutConopodium majus2019PignutConopodium majus2019Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2019Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2019Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019Spear ThistleCirsium 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