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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › Highlands and Islands › Argyll and Bute Getting here
55.86404, -5.30705
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Swallow, Oystercatcher +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Swallow, Oystercatcher +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Glow-worm, Cicadella viridis, Common Darter +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Cicadella viridis, Common Darter +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Common Fumitory · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Fumitory · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Loch Lomond and Cowal Way Walking route 92 km ▾
Named route Length 92 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Kintyre Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 94 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 94 Regional cycle route
Show on map Five Ferries Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5F Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,434 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,434 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 58 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Herring Gull · Swallow · Oystercatcher · Grey Heron · Robin +53
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Raven Corvus corax Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Gannet Morus bassanus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Siskin Spinus spinus Linnet Linaria cannabina Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Shag Gulosus aristotelis Common Guillemot Uria aalge Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greylag Goose Anser anser Goosander Mergus merganser Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2023 Swift Apus apus2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Adder · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus2024 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Cicadella viridis · Common Darter · Volucella pellucens · Common Red Soldier Beetle +10
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Common Fumitory
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,434 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 58 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Herring Gull · Swallow · Oystercatcher · Grey Heron · Robin +53
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Raven Corvus corax Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Gannet Morus bassanus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Siskin Spinus spinus Linnet Linaria cannabina Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Shag Gulosus aristotelis Common Guillemot Uria aalge Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greylag Goose Anser anser Goosander Mergus merganser Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2023 Swift Apus apus2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Adder · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus2024 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Cicadella viridis · Common Darter · Volucella pellucens · Common Red Soldier Beetle +10
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Common Fumitory
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Pimpla rufipes Pimpla rufipes2024
Pimpla rufipes Pimpla rufipes2024
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2024
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2024
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Eristalinus aeneus Eristalinus aeneus2024
Eristalinus aeneus Eristalinus aeneus2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Small Birch Mining Sawfly Fenusa pumila2021
Small Birch Mining Sawfly Fenusa pumila2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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