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St Columba's Chapel

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldeneye, Redwing, Chaffinch +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldeneye, Redwing, Chaffinch +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

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

Plants — Fairy Foxglove, Daisy, Ranunculus acris subsp. acris +71 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Fairy Foxglove, Daisy, Ranunculus acris subsp. acris +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Northern Emerald, Large Red Damselfly +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Northern Emerald, Large Red Damselfly +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Bramble, Hazel +6 more foraging species

Varies

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

Photos

Poltalloch House & St Columba's Chapel

Poltalloch House & St Columba's Chapel

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