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Moy Castle

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📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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56.35492, -5.85924

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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 Oystercatcher
✦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

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Oystercatcher
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Oystercatcher, Blackbird +92 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Oystercatcher, Blackbird +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Hawker, Large Red Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +2 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Hawker, Large Red Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Silverweed · last seen 2023; Plants — Silverweed · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 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

Saint Conan Coastal RouteWalking route

Route requires good navigation skills between Bunessan and Carsaig, including use of compass. Enters remote mountain terrain.

Named routeRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

7,480 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,480 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Heron · Chaffinch · Hooded Crow · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull +53

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
ShagGulosus aristotelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Common GullLarus canus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CurlewNumenius arquata
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great TitParus major
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RavenCorvus corax
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
RedshankTringa totanus
GannetMorus bassanus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Common TernSterna hirundo
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
EiderSomateria mollissima
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RazorbillAlca torda
GadwallMareca strepera
SnipeGallinago gallinago
StonechatSaxicola rubicola

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Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Otter · Fallow Deer

OtterLutra lutra
Fallow DeerDama dama

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,480 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Heron · Chaffinch · Hooded Crow · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull +53

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
ShagGulosus aristotelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Common GullLarus canus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CurlewNumenius arquata
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great TitParus major
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RavenCorvus corax
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
RedshankTringa totanus
GannetMorus bassanus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Common TernSterna hirundo
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
EiderSomateria mollissima
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RazorbillAlca torda
GadwallMareca strepera
SnipeGallinago gallinago
StonechatSaxicola rubicola

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Otter · Fallow Deer

OtterLutra lutra
Fallow DeerDama dama

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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