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Port Ellen Community Garden

📷 Chris Downer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.62940, -6.18652

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Mute Swan +113 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Mute Swan +113 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Spiked Shieldbug, Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Spiked Shieldbug, Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Three Distilleries PathwayWalking route5.5 km
Named routeLength 5.5 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Three Distilleries PathwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Port Ellen: MV Locheil garden

📷 Chris Downer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Port Ellen: MV Locheil garden

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Nearby places

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🌱Community GardenUrban park0 m→✦Laphroaig Bicentenary CairnHistoric site2.2 km→✦Dunyvaig CastleHistoric site4 km→✦Lurabus, dun siteHistoric site2.9 km→💧Leorin LochsReservoir3.3 km→✦Dunan Buidhe, dun siteHistoric site3.6 km→

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