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Poltalloch House kitchens

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📷 Stuart McLean · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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56.11149, -5.51655

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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

Best for

7 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 — Goldeneye, Redwing, Chaffinch +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldeneye, Redwing, Chaffinch +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Flavoparmelia caperata, Lungwort Lichen, Chicken Of The Woods +15 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Flavoparmelia caperata, Lungwort Lichen, Chicken Of The Woods +15 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis, Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens, Juncus effusus var. subglomeratus +102 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis, Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens, Juncus effusus var. subglomeratus +102 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Sorrel, Beech +15 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Northern Emerald, Large Red Damselfly +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Northern Emerald, Large Red Damselfly +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Crinan CanalCycling route

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network

Caledonia WayCycling route

Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 78Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

N/ACycling route2.2 km

Named routeLength 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

N/ACycling route898 m

Named routeLength 898 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Ardnoe Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

4,073 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,073 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds46 species

spring

2025

Pied Wagtail · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +41

Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
SwallowHirundo rustica
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
CuckooCuculus canorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia

🦌

Mammals5 species

springautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Pine Marten · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Pine MartenMartes martes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard · Slow-worm

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

Common Darter · Black Darter · Hawthorn Shieldbug

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale

🍄

Fungi2 species

autumn

2025

Chicken Of The Woods · Violet Coral

Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
Violet CoralClavaria zollingeri s. lat.

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Fairy Foxglove

Fairy FoxgloveErinus alpinus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,073 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

spring

2025

Pied Wagtail · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +41

Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
SwallowHirundo rustica
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
CuckooCuculus canorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia

🦌

Mammals5 species

springautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Pine Marten · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Pine MartenMartes martes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard · Slow-worm

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

Common Darter · Black Darter · Hawthorn Shieldbug

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale

🍄

Fungi2 species

autumn

2025

Chicken Of The Woods · Violet Coral

Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
Violet CoralClavaria zollingeri s. lat.

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Fairy Foxglove

Fairy FoxgloveErinus alpinus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stuart McLean · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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