Pairc A' Chlaiginn, Long Cairn 0 ha
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Places › Scotland › Highland Getting here
57.90809, -5.04567
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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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wheatear, Chaffinch +52 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wheatear, Chaffinch +52 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Microdiplodia narthecii, Rhododendron Bristlebud · last seen 2022; Fungi — Microdiplodia narthecii, Rhododendron Bristlebud · last seen 2022
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Meall Mor Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cape Wrath Trail (Kinlochewe → Inchnadamph) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Cape Wrath Trail (Ullapool → Loch an Daimh) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Highland Trail 550 Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
812 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 812 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Wheatear · Sand Martin · Common Sandpiper · Meadow Pipit · Willow Warbler +32
Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Sand Martin Riparia riparia2020 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2020 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2020 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Raven Corvus corax2020 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2020 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2020 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2020 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2019 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2020 Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 Siskin Spinus spinus2020 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2019 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2020 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2020 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2020 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2020 Dunnock Prunella modularis2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2020 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2020 Dunlin Calidris alpina2019 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2019 Great Tit Parus major2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2019 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2019 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2018 Red Deer
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2017 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle · Red Ant · Cryptic Bumblebee · Bibio johannis · Notch-horned Cleg +12
Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle Oiceoptoma thoracicum2019 Red Ant Myrmica rubra Cryptic Bumblebee Bombus cryptarum Bibio johannis Bibio johannis Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2022 Myzocallis (Agrioaphis) myricae 🍄 Fungi 2 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Microdiplodia narthecii · Rhododendron Bristlebud
Microdiplodia narthecii Microdiplodia narthecii Rhododendron Bristlebud Seifertia azaleae2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 812 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Wheatear · Sand Martin · Common Sandpiper · Meadow Pipit · Willow Warbler +32
Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Sand Martin Riparia riparia2020 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2020 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2020 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Raven Corvus corax2020 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2020 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2020 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2020 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2019 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2020 Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 Siskin Spinus spinus2020 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2019 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2020 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2020 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2020 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2020 Dunnock Prunella modularis2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2020 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2020 Dunlin Calidris alpina2019 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2019 Great Tit Parus major2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2019 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2019 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2018 Red Deer
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2017 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle · Red Ant · Cryptic Bumblebee · Bibio johannis · Notch-horned Cleg +12
Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle Oiceoptoma thoracicum2019 Red Ant Myrmica rubra Cryptic Bumblebee Bombus cryptarum Bibio johannis Bibio johannis Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2022 Myzocallis (Agrioaphis) myricae 🍄 Fungi 2 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Microdiplodia narthecii · Rhododendron Bristlebud
Microdiplodia narthecii Microdiplodia narthecii Rhododendron Bristlebud Seifertia azaleae2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myzocallis (Agrioaphis) myricae2022
Myzocallis (Agrioaphis) myricae2022
Tipula lateralis Tipula lateralis2022
Tipula lateralis Tipula lateralis2022
Morellia simplex Morellia simplex2022
Morellia simplex Morellia simplex2022
Drymeia hamata Drymeia hamata2022
Drymeia hamata Drymeia hamata2022
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2022
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2022
Platycheirus granditarsus Platycheirus granditarsus2022
Platycheirus granditarsus Platycheirus granditarsus2022
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2019
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2019
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2019
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2019
Orange-bearded Bluebottle Calliphora vomitoria2019
Orange-bearded Bluebottle Calliphora vomitoria2019
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2017
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2017
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2017
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2017
Myrmica scabrinodis Myrmica scabrinodis2017
Myrmica scabrinodis Myrmica scabrinodis2017 