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Pulpit Hilltop

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black Guillemot and Hooded Crow
  • 🍄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

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

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Black Guillemot, Hooded Crow, Herring Gull +83 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Black Guillemot, Hooded Crow, Herring Gull +83 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Tutsan Rust, Ramalina farinacea, Usnea cornuta s. lat. +9 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Tree Bumblebee, Notiophilus biguttatus +15 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rhododendron, Coltsfoot, Common Sorrel +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
St Conan Pilgrim WayWalking route118 km

Just over 100km of walking, mostly on road but with mountain pass of Glen Noe. Walking distance about 103 km

Named routeLength 118 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 78Cycling route

NCN National Route 78 (south)

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Oban to DunbegCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Caledonia WayCycling route
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route401 m
Named routeRef 78Length 401 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route591 m
Named routeRef 78Length 591 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route69 m
Named routeRef 78Length 69 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oban: Pulpit Hill viewpoint benches

Oban: Pulpit Hill viewpoint benches

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