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St Donan's Church

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Swallow, Oystercatcher, Greylag Goose +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Oystercatcher, Greylag Goose +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Agapetus fuscipes, Leuctra inermis, Carabus granulatus +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Agapetus fuscipes, Leuctra inermis, Carabus granulatus +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Primrose, Lesser Celandine +206 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Primrose, Lesser Celandine +206 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Hawthorn +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Singing Sands TrailWalking route

Named routeRef RW 26Local walking route

Wildlife to spot

4,614 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,614 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

spring

2025

Ringed Plover · Grasshopper Warbler · Cuckoo · Kestrel · Long-tailed Tit +59

Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
CuckooCuculus canorus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
SwallowHirundo rustica
RavenCorvus corax
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SnipeGallinago gallinago
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GannetMorus bassanus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
DipperCinclus cinclus
CurlewNumenius arquata
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
TealAnas crecca
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Ardea cinerea cinereaArdea cinerea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Little StintCalidris minuta
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Carabus arvensis · Northern Emerald · Eristalis intricaria · Carabus granulatus · Common Green Grasshopper +1

Carabus arvensisCarabus arvensis
Northern EmeraldSomatochlora arctica
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
Northern Silver-stilettoSpiriverpa lunulata2023

🌿

Plants27 species

summer

2025

Fairy Flax · Grass-of-Parnassus · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Bog Stitchwort +22

Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
PignutConopodium majus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,614 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

spring

2025

Ringed Plover · Grasshopper Warbler · Cuckoo · Kestrel · Long-tailed Tit +59

Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
CuckooCuculus canorus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
SwallowHirundo rustica
RavenCorvus corax
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SnipeGallinago gallinago
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GannetMorus bassanus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
DipperCinclus cinclus
CurlewNumenius arquata
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
TealAnas crecca
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Ardea cinerea cinereaArdea cinerea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Little StintCalidris minuta
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Carabus arvensis · Northern Emerald · Eristalis intricaria · Carabus granulatus · Common Green Grasshopper +1

Carabus arvensisCarabus arvensis
Northern EmeraldSomatochlora arctica
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
Northern Silver-stilettoSpiriverpa lunulata2023

🌿

Plants27 species

summer

2025

Fairy Flax · Grass-of-Parnassus · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Bog Stitchwort +22

Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
PignutConopodium majus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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