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Trevenek, dun site

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📷 Patrick Mackie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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56.12554, -5.50525

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CampsiteParking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Goldfinch +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Goldfinch +54 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 — Common Marbled Carpet, Dark Marbled Carpet, Square-spot Rustic +217 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Marbled Carpet, Dark Marbled Carpet, Square-spot Rustic +217 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods, Violet Coral, Boeremia hedericola +1 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods, Violet Coral, Boeremia hedericola +1 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Crinan CanalCycling route

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network

Caledonia WayCycling route

Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route

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

19,135 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,135 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

spring

2025

Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Pied Wagtail · Goldfinch · House Sparrow +38

JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CuckooCuculus canorus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RobinErithacus rubecula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoosanderMergus merganser
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects12 species

springsummer

2025

Patchwork Leafcutter Bee · Eristalis intricaria · Red Admiral · Bibio pomonae · Yellow-legged Furrow Bee +7

Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Lesser Swallow ProminentPheosia gnoma
Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli
Triple-barred Tip MothArgyresthia trifasciata
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica

🍄

Fungi2 species

autumn

2025

Chicken Of The Woods · Violet Coral

Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
Violet CoralClavaria zollingeri s. lat.

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,135 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

spring

2025

Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Pied Wagtail · Goldfinch · House Sparrow +38

JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CuckooCuculus canorus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RobinErithacus rubecula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoosanderMergus merganser
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects12 species

springsummer

2025

Patchwork Leafcutter Bee · Eristalis intricaria · Red Admiral · Bibio pomonae · Yellow-legged Furrow Bee +7

Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Lesser Swallow ProminentPheosia gnoma
Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli
Triple-barred Tip MothArgyresthia trifasciata
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica

🍄

Fungi2 species

autumn

2025

Chicken Of The Woods · Violet Coral

Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
Violet CoralClavaria zollingeri s. lat.

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Patrick Mackie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Temple Wood Stone Circles ParkUrban park500 m→⛪Kilmartin Parish ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→✦Glebe CairnHistoric site1.4 km→🌱Dunchraigag Cairn ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Duntrune GardensUrban park3.4 km→✦Kilmartin CastleHistoric site1.7 km→

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