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Old Glenan village

📷 Gordon Wilson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.88855, -5.31984

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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
✦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

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

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 — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Grey Heron +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Grey Heron +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Glow-worm, Cicadella viridis, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Cicadella viridis, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Common Fumitory · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Fumitory · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Loch Lomond and Cowal WayWalking route92 km

Named routeLength 92 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Kintyre WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Corranbuie TrailWalking route4.2 km

Named routeLength 4.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Tarbert Castle TrailWalking route1.6 km

Named routeLength 1.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 94Cycling route

Named routeRef 94Regional cycle route

Five Ferries RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 5FRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,555 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,555 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Grey Heron · Whooper Swan · Hooded Crow +56

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
EiderSomateria mollissima
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Great TitParus major2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
SwiftApus apus2022
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Red Deer · Red Squirrel

Red DeerCervus elaphus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2021

🦎

Reptiles3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
AdderVipera berus2024

🐸

Amphibians3 species

summer

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog · Alpine Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2024
Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris2022

🐝

Insects21 species

summerautumn

2025

Glow-worm · Cicadella viridis · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Darter +16

Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2024

Common Fumitory

Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,555 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Grey Heron · Whooper Swan · Hooded Crow +56

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
EiderSomateria mollissima
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Great TitParus major2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
SwiftApus apus2022
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Red Deer · Red Squirrel

Red DeerCervus elaphus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2021

🦎

Reptiles3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
AdderVipera berus2024

🐸

Amphibians3 species

summer

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog · Alpine Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2024
Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris2022

🐝

Insects21 species

summerautumn

2025

Glow-worm · Cicadella viridis · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Darter +16

Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2024

Common Fumitory

Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Gordon Wilson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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