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Getting here
56.24721, -4.93440
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Nuthatch
- 🍄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
- 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Nuthatch
- 🍄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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Nuthatch, Robin +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Nuthatch, Robin +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Peltigera membranacea, Sticta limbata +27 more · last seen 2019
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Orange-tip, Philopotamus montanus +21 more · last seen 2019
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sycamore, Meadowsweet, Bluebell +261 more · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ardgartan Peninsula CircuitMountain bike route32 km▾
Named routeLength 32 kmRound tripMtb
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,451 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,451 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chaffinch · Hooded Crow · Great Tit · Robin · Nuthatch +32
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2022
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Field Vole · Pine Marten · Mole · Common Porpoise
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024
- Pine MartenMartes martes2023
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena2022
Maidenhair Spleenwort · Aloe Haircap · Marsh Hawk's-beard · Lesser Whipwort · Downy Birch +69
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides
- Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa
- Lesser WhipwortBazzania tricrenata
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens
- Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
- Fine Distichium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,451 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chaffinch · Hooded Crow · Great Tit · Robin · Nuthatch +32
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2022
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Field Vole · Pine Marten · Mole · Common Porpoise
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024
- Pine MartenMartes martes2023
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena2022
Maidenhair Spleenwort · Aloe Haircap · Marsh Hawk's-beard · Lesser Whipwort · Downy Birch +69
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides
- Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa
- Lesser WhipwortBazzania tricrenata
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens
- Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
- Fine Distichium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Distichium capillaceum
Distichium capillaceum
Hard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesDelicate Tamarisk-mossThuidium delicatulumDelicate Tamarisk-mossThuidium delicatulumGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumSphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifoliumHawkweedHieraciumHawkweedHieraciumLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisGreen SpleenwortAsplenium virideGreen SpleenwortAsplenium virideSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorPurple SaxifrageSaxifraga oppositifoliaPurple SaxifrageSaxifraga oppositifoliaRed LeskeaOrthothecium rufescensRed LeskeaOrthothecium rufescensLyon's NotchwortTritomaria quinquedentataLyon's NotchwortTritomaria quinquedentataWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleLadder FlapwortNardia scalarisLadder FlapwortNardia scalarisStrict HaircapPolytrichum strictumStrict HaircapPolytrichum strictumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumBristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirensBristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirensMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansUpright Brown GrimmiaSchistidium strictumUpright Brown GrimmiaSchistidium strictumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaBryum julaceumBryum julaceumBryum julaceumBryum julaceumCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareFine-leaved LeskeaOrthothecium intricatumFine-leaved LeskeaOrthothecium intricatumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumTwo-lipped FlapwortSolenostoma subellipticumTwo-lipped FlapwortSolenostoma subellipticumEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaShaded Wood-mossHylocomiastrum umbratumShaded Wood-mossHylocomiastrum umbratumFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumMountain MelickMelica nutansMountain MelickMelica nutansOpal Thread-mossPohlia crudaOpal Thread-mossPohlia crudaGlobeflowerTrollius europaeusGlobeflowerTrollius europaeusBeech FernPhegopteris connectilisBeech FernPhegopteris connectilisWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisBantry NotchwortMesoptychia bantriensisBantry NotchwortMesoptychia bantriensisPolytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Marsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustreMarsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustreLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaSummer-mossAnoectangium aestivumSummer-mossAnoectangium aestivumFrizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosaFrizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosaHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum