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North Carnbeg, High Ronachan farmstead

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📷 Johnny Durnan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🍄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

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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Barn Owl, Red-throated Diver, Raven +96 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Red-throated Diver, Raven +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Crab's Eye Lichen, Common Orange Lichen, Ramalina cuspidata +9 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Crab's Eye Lichen, Common Orange Lichen, Ramalina cuspidata +9 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Butterbur, Bracken, Polypody +306 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Butterbur, Bracken, Polypody +306 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Dandelion, Meadowsweet, Common Nettle +30 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Peacock, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Scotch Argus +33 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Peacock, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Scotch Argus +33 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Kintyre WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

3,075 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,075 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds88 species

summer

2025

Barn Owl · Raven · Meadow Pipit · Cormorant · Common Gull +83

Barn OwlTyto alba
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common GullLarus canus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
CurlewNumenius arquata
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WigeonMareca penelope
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
DunnockPrunella modularis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GannetMorus bassanus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
EiderSomateria mollissima
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
SiskinSpinus spinus
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Rock DoveColumba livia
TealAnas crecca
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CuckooCuculus canorus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
ShagGulosus aristotelis
RazorbillAlca torda
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
RedshankTringa totanus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2025

Harbour Seal · Otter

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects2 species

summerautumn

2024

Syrphus · Palloptera saltuum

SyrphusSyrphus
Palloptera saltuumPalloptera saltuum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,075 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds88 species

summer

2025

Barn Owl · Raven · Meadow Pipit · Cormorant · Common Gull +83

Barn OwlTyto alba
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common GullLarus canus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
CurlewNumenius arquata
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WigeonMareca penelope
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
DunnockPrunella modularis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GannetMorus bassanus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
EiderSomateria mollissima
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
SiskinSpinus spinus
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Rock DoveColumba livia
TealAnas crecca
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CuckooCuculus canorus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
ShagGulosus aristotelis
RazorbillAlca torda
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
RedshankTringa totanus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2025

Harbour Seal · Otter

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects2 species

summerautumn

2024

Syrphus · Palloptera saltuum

SyrphusSyrphus
Palloptera saltuumPalloptera saltuum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Johnny Durnan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ronachan foreshore and sunset over Gigha.

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