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58.20795, -6.39119
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Herring Gull ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Ad's — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Herring Gull ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Ad's — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Herring Gull, Hooded Crow +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Herring Gull, Hooded Crow +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, White-tailed Bumblebee, Square-spot Rustic +141 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, White-tailed Bumblebee, Square-spot Rustic +141 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant-rhubarb, Cuckooflower, Closterium parvulum +23 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant-rhubarb, Cuckooflower, Closterium parvulum +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Dryad's Saddle, Brown Rollrim +2 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Dryad's Saddle, Brown Rollrim +2 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hebridean Way (Hiking) Walking route 252 km ▾
Hiking route along the length of the Outer Hebrides
Named route Length 252 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Lews Castle Parkrun Walking route 5 km ▾
5km route used by Lews Castle Parkrun
Named route Length 5 km Parkrun
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Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe
Indet. Ear Moth Amphipoea
Indet. Ear Moth Amphipoea
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota
Autumn Green Carpet Chloroclysta miata
Autumn Green Carpet Chloroclysta miata
Red Sword-grass Xylena vetusta
Red Sword-grass Xylena vetusta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica
Herald Scoliopteryx libatrix
Herald Scoliopteryx libatrix
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata
White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella
White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella
Dark-marked Tortrix Acleris laterana
Dark-marked Tortrix Acleris laterana
Autumnal Rustic Eugnorisma glareosa
Autumnal Rustic Eugnorisma glareosa
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia
Crescent Helotropha leucostigma
Crescent Helotropha leucostigma
Rufous Stilt Caloptilia rufipennella
Rufous Stilt Caloptilia rufipennella
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella
Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata
Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata
Chevron Eulithis testata
Chevron Eulithis testata
Lead-coloured Tortrix Acleris sparsana
Lead-coloured Tortrix Acleris sparsana
Iron Prominent Notodonta dromedarius
Iron Prominent Notodonta dromedarius
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria
Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana
Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Neglected Rustic Xestia castanea
Neglected Rustic Xestia castanea
Dotted Clay Xestia baja
Dotted Clay Xestia baja
Dark Marbled Carpet Dysstroma citrata
Dark Marbled Carpet Dysstroma citrata
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Garden Stilt Gracillaria syringella
Garden Stilt Gracillaria syringella
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis
Archer's Dart Agrotis vestigialis
Archer's Dart Agrotis vestigialis
Dotted Carpet Alcis jubata
Dotted Carpet Alcis jubata
Honeysuckle Moth Ypsolopha dentella
Honeysuckle Moth Ypsolopha dentella
Wakely's Dowd Blastobasis lacticolella
Wakely's Dowd Blastobasis lacticolella
Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella
Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella
Moorland Grey Eudonia murana
Moorland Grey Eudonia murana
Light Arches Apamea lithoxylaea
Light Arches Apamea lithoxylaea
Pallid Grey Eudonia pallida
Pallid Grey Eudonia pallida Euastrum bidentatum
Euastrum bidentatum
Cosmarium brebissonii Cosmarium brebissonii
Cosmarium brebissonii Cosmarium brebissonii
Closterium parvulum Closterium parvulum
Closterium parvulum Closterium parvulum
Micrasterias denticulata Micrasterias denticulata
Micrasterias denticulata Micrasterias denticulata
Closterium costatum Closterium costatum
Closterium costatum Closterium costatum
Euastrum ampullaceum Euastrum ampullaceum
Euastrum ampullaceum Euastrum ampullaceum
Actinotaenium diplosporum Actinotaenium diplosporum
Actinotaenium diplosporum Actinotaenium diplosporum
Tetmemorus granulatus Tetmemorus granulatus
Tetmemorus granulatus Tetmemorus granulatus
Closterium dianae var. arcuatum Closterium dianae var. arcuatum
Closterium dianae var. arcuatum Closterium dianae var. arcuatum 