Muckairn Church of Scotland
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
56.42871, -5.23590
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and House Sparrow
- 🍄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
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and House Sparrow
- 🍄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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, House Sparrow, Great Tit +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, House Sparrow, Great Tit +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Ramalina calicaris, Netted Shield Lichen +18 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Orange-tip, Halesus radiatus +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cleavers, Ivy, Wood Avens +158 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route 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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Caledonia WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
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Muckairn Parish Church - interior - (1)
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Wildlife to spot
9,933 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,933 records · National Biodiversity NetworkOystercatcher · Hooded Crow · Mallard · Herring Gull · House Sparrow +34
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwiftApus apus
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
Soprano Pipistrelle · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Halesus radiatus · Limnephilus lunatus · Limnephilus sparsus · Birch Shieldbug · Nut Leaf Weevil +15
- Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
- Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
- Potamophylax latipennisPotamophylax latipennis
- Carabus problematicus
Cleavers · Ivy · Wood Avens · Sanicle · Wood Speedwell +16
- CleaversGalium aparine
- IvyHedera helix
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- SanicleSanicula europaea
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,933 records · National Biodiversity NetworkOystercatcher · Hooded Crow · Mallard · Herring Gull · House Sparrow +34
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwiftApus apus
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
Soprano Pipistrelle · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Halesus radiatus · Limnephilus lunatus · Limnephilus sparsus · Birch Shieldbug · Nut Leaf Weevil +15
- Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
- Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
- Potamophylax latipennisPotamophylax latipennis
- Carabus problematicus
Cleavers · Ivy · Wood Avens · Sanicle · Wood Speedwell +16
- CleaversGalium aparine
- IvyHedera helix
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- SanicleSanicula europaea
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus
Minettia inustaMinettia inustaMinettia inustaMinettia inustaMarsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatusMarsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatusSylvicola punctatusSylvicola punctatusSylvicola punctatusSylvicola punctatusAgrypnia obsoletaAgrypnia obsoletaAgrypnia obsoletaAgrypnia obsoletaBibio pomonaeBibio pomonaeBibio pomonaeBibio pomonaeRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesCarabus granulatusCarabus granulatusCarabus granulatusCarabus granulatusTipula scriptaTipula scriptaTipula scriptaTipula scriptaLimnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratusRhipidia maculataRhipidia maculataRhipidia maculataRhipidia maculataLimnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinisHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleCommon Dog-violet / Early Dog-violet
Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violet
Viola reichenbachiana or riviniana
Viola reichenbachiana or riviniana
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratusHard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratusSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseWall LettuceMycelis muralisWall LettuceMycelis muralisWood MilletMilium effusumWood MilletMilium effusumPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinum