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Teampull Bhuirgh

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57.42752, -7.38473

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Oystercatcher
✦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

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Oystercatcher
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Greylag Goose +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Greylag Goose +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Northern Colletes, Cheilosia illustrata, Meadow Brown +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Northern Colletes, Cheilosia illustrata, Meadow Brown +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Yellow Iris · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow Iris · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Hebridean Way (Hiking)Walking route252 km

Hiking route along the length of the Outer Hebrides

Named routeLength 252 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Hebridean WayCycling route

Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

6,766 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,766 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springsummer

2025

Black-headed Gull · Redshank · Lapwing · Oystercatcher · Common Gull +50

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedshankTringa totanus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Rock DoveColumba livia
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SwallowHirundo rustica
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GadwallMareca strepera
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RuffCalidris pugnax
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
RavenCorvus corax
Common TernSterna hirundo
EiderSomateria mollissima
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
TealAnas crecca
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
DunlinCalidris alpina
ShagGulosus aristotelis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis

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Insects2 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Northern Mottled Cloak

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Northern Mottled CloakEana penziana

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,766 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springsummer

2025

Black-headed Gull · Redshank · Lapwing · Oystercatcher · Common Gull +50

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedshankTringa totanus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Rock DoveColumba livia
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SwallowHirundo rustica
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GadwallMareca strepera
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RuffCalidris pugnax
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
RavenCorvus corax
Common TernSterna hirundo
EiderSomateria mollissima
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
TealAnas crecca
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
DunlinCalidris alpina
ShagGulosus aristotelis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Northern Mottled Cloak

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Northern Mottled CloakEana penziana

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Reid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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