Rubha nan Sgarbh, dun site
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Dogs welcome
Getting here
55.55001, -5.49312
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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 Blackbird and Chaffinch
- 🍄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 Blackbird and Chaffinch
- 🍄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 — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Wren +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Wren +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sticta sylvatica, Hypotrachyna laevigata, Lungwort Lichen +80 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hard-fern, Ash, Tufted Hair-grass +292 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Orange-tip, Red Admiral, Peacock +7 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Kintyre WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Forest WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Caledonia WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,870 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,870 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSong Thrush · Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Blackbird · Swallow +31
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- GannetMorus bassanus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix2024
Red Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Natterer's Bat +2
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Pine MartenMartes martes
Lobarina scrobiculata · Lungwort Lichen · Sticta sylvatica · Ricasolia virens · Normandina pulchella +30
- Lobarina scrobiculataLobarina scrobiculata
- Lungwort LichenLobaria pulmonaria
- Sticta sylvaticaSticta sylvatica
- Ricasolia virensRicasolia virens
- Normandina pulchellaNormandina pulchella
- Sphaerophorus globosusSphaerophorus globosus
- Hypotrachyna laevigata
Bracken · Hard-fern · Bilberry · Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianum · Yellow Iris +57
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianum
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- Broad Buckler-fern
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,870 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSong Thrush · Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Blackbird · Swallow +31
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- GannetMorus bassanus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix2024
Red Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Natterer's Bat +2
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Pine MartenMartes martes
Lobarina scrobiculata · Lungwort Lichen · Sticta sylvatica · Ricasolia virens · Normandina pulchella +30
- Lobarina scrobiculataLobarina scrobiculata
- Lungwort LichenLobaria pulmonaria
- Sticta sylvaticaSticta sylvatica
- Ricasolia virensRicasolia virens
- Normandina pulchellaNormandina pulchella
- Sphaerophorus globosusSphaerophorus globosus
- Hypotrachyna laevigata
Bracken · Hard-fern · Bilberry · Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianum · Yellow Iris +57
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianum
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- Broad Buckler-fern
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Hypotrachyna laevigata
Hypotrachyna laevigata
Pannaria conopleaPannaria conopleaPannaria conopleaPannaria conopleaSticta limbataSticta limbataSticta limbataSticta limbataSticta fuliginosa s. lat.Sticta fuliginosa s. lat.Sticta fuliginosa s. lat.Sticta fuliginosa s. lat.Coenogonium luteumCoenogonium luteumCoenogonium luteumCoenogonium luteumScytinium pulvinatumScytinium pulvinatumScytinium pulvinatumScytinium pulvinatumGlue CrustHydnoporia corrugataGlue CrustHydnoporia corrugataRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaParmeliella thriptophyllaParmeliella thriptophyllaParmeliella thriptophyllaParmeliella thriptophyllaPyrenula laevigataPyrenula laevigataPyrenula laevigataPyrenula laevigataParmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatumThelotrema lepadinumThelotrema lepadinumThelotrema lepadinumThelotrema lepadinumSticta canariensisSticta canariensisSticta canariensisSticta canariensisPectenia atlanticaPectenia atlanticaPectenia atlanticaPectenia atlanticaCommon BonnetMycena galericulataCommon BonnetMycena galericulataPyrenula macrosporaPyrenula macrosporaPyrenula macrosporaPyrenula macrosporaCladonia squamosa s. lat.Cladonia squamosa s. lat.Cladonia squamosa s. lat.Cladonia squamosa s. lat.Parmelia saxatilis s. str.Parmelia saxatilis s. str.Parmelia saxatilis s. str.Parmelia saxatilis s. str.Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosumBleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosumFlavoparmelia caperataFlavoparmelia caperataFlavoparmelia caperataFlavoparmelia caperataHypogymnia tubulosaHypogymnia tubulosaHypogymnia tubulosaHypogymnia tubulosaPeltigera praetextataPeltigera praetextataPeltigera praetextataPeltigera praetextataLeptogium cyanescensLeptogium cyanescensLeptogium cyanescensLeptogium cyanescensPeltigera horizontalisPeltigera horizontalisPeltigera horizontalisPeltigera horizontalisParmotrema crinitumParmotrema crinitumParmotrema crinitumParmotrema crinitumPhyscia aipoliaPhyscia aipoliaPhyscia aipoliaPhyscia aipoliaPlatismatia glaucaPlatismatia glaucaPlatismatia glaucaPlatismatia glaucaPeltigera collinaPeltigera collinaPeltigera collinaPeltigera collinaOchrolechia androgynaOchrolechia androgynaOchrolechia androgynaOchrolechia androgynaDryopteris dilatata
Dryopteris dilatata
FoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaJuncus effusus var. effususJuncus effusus var. effususJuncus effusus var. effususJuncus effusus var. effususAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareCommon SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosaCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisHybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosaceaHybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosaceaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaGiant-rhubarbGunnera tinctoriaGiant-rhubarbGunnera tinctoriaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaJuncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratusJuncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratusJuncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratusJuncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratusPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumHay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemulaHay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemulaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataFuchsiaFuchsia magellanicaFuchsiaFuchsia magellanicaTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicans