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Uidh Nan Con Luatha hut circle

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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦30+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Fieldfare and Meadow Pipit
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦30+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Fieldfare and Meadow Pipit
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

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🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Fieldfare, Meadow Pipit, Stonechat +27 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Fieldfare, Meadow Pipit, Stonechat +27 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Darkscaled Pinkgill, Honey Pinkgill, Cortinarius bataillei +7 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Darkscaled Pinkgill, Honey Pinkgill, Cortinarius bataillei +7 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Procumbent Pearlwort, Bulbous Rush, Sneezewort +17 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Procumbent Pearlwort, Bulbous Rush, Sneezewort +17 more · last seen 2015

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Fieldfare, Meadow Pipit, Stonechat +27 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Fieldfare, Meadow Pipit, Stonechat +27 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Large Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue +3 more · last seen 2014; Insects — Large Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue +3 more · last seen 2014

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

392 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

392 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

springsummer

2024

Fieldfare · Meadow Pipit · Stonechat · Wheatear · Chaffinch +31

FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2011
White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2020
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2011
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2011
BuzzardButeo buteo2020
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2017
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2011
SiskinSpinus spinus2011
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2010
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2010
RobinErithacus rubecula2010
Coal TitPeriparus ater2010
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2023
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos2023
OspreyPandion haliaetus2023
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2023
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2020
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2019
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2011
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2011
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2011
RavenCorvus corax2011
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2011
BlackbirdTurdus merula2010

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2014

Large Heath · Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary · Green-veined White +1

Large HeathCoenonympha tullia2012
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2011
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2011
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene2012
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2012
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta

🍄

Fungi10 species

autumn

2021

Darkscaled Pinkgill · Cortinarius bataillei · Honey Pinkgill · Jellied Bolete · Sickener +5

Darkscaled PinkgillEntoloma fuscotomentosum
Cortinarius batailleiCortinarius bataillei
Honey PinkgillEntoloma cetratum
Jellied BoleteSuillus flavidus
SickenerRussula emetica
Scurfy DeceiverLaccaria proxima
Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca
False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca
Rufous MilkcapLactarius rufus
Suede BoleteXerocomus subtomentosus

🌿

Plants132 species

summer

2019

Marsh-marigold · Lesser Spearwort · Soft-rush · Common Sedge · Small Cudweed +127

Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Common SedgeCarex nigra
Small CudweedLogfia minima
Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
Heath GroundselSenecio sylvaticus
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Early Hair-grassAira praecox
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
DaisyBellis perennis
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Slender Parsley-piertAphanes australis
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
BroomCytisus scoparius
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
GorseUlex europaeus
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica
White SedgeCarex canescens
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea
HazelCorylus avellana
YarrowAchillea millefolium
White CloverTrifolium repens
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
PignutConopodium majus
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Heath PearlwortSagina subulata
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Eared WillowSalix aurita
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Fine-leaved Sheep's-fescueFestuca filiformis
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris
Sand SpurreySpergularia rubra
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2015
BlinksMontia fontana2015
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2015
Red FescueFestuca rubra
EyebrightEuphrasia
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Water-StarwortCallitriche
HorsetailEquisetum2015
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2010
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2010
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2010
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

392 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

springsummer

2024

Fieldfare · Meadow Pipit · Stonechat · Wheatear · Chaffinch +31

FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2011
White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2020
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2011
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2011
BuzzardButeo buteo2020
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2017
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2011
SiskinSpinus spinus2011
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2010
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2010
RobinErithacus rubecula2010
Coal TitPeriparus ater2010
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2023
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos2023
OspreyPandion haliaetus2023
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2023
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2020
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2019
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2011
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2011
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2011
RavenCorvus corax2011
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2011
BlackbirdTurdus merula2010

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2014

Large Heath · Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary · Green-veined White +1

Large HeathCoenonympha tullia2012
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2011
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2011
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene2012
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2012
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta

🍄

Fungi10 species

autumn

2021

Darkscaled Pinkgill · Cortinarius bataillei · Honey Pinkgill · Jellied Bolete · Sickener +5

Darkscaled PinkgillEntoloma fuscotomentosum
Cortinarius batailleiCortinarius bataillei
Honey PinkgillEntoloma cetratum
Jellied BoleteSuillus flavidus
SickenerRussula emetica
Scurfy DeceiverLaccaria proxima
Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca
False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca
Rufous MilkcapLactarius rufus
Suede BoleteXerocomus subtomentosus

🌿

Plants132 species

summer

2019

Marsh-marigold · Lesser Spearwort · Soft-rush · Common Sedge · Small Cudweed +127

Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Common SedgeCarex nigra
Small CudweedLogfia minima
Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
Heath GroundselSenecio sylvaticus
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Early Hair-grassAira praecox
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
DaisyBellis perennis
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Slender Parsley-piertAphanes australis
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
BroomCytisus scoparius
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
GorseUlex europaeus
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica
White SedgeCarex canescens
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea
HazelCorylus avellana
YarrowAchillea millefolium
White CloverTrifolium repens
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
PignutConopodium majus
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Heath PearlwortSagina subulata
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Eared WillowSalix aurita
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Fine-leaved Sheep's-fescueFestuca filiformis
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris
Sand SpurreySpergularia rubra
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2015
BlinksMontia fontana2015
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2015
Red FescueFestuca rubra
EyebrightEuphrasia
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Water-StarwortCallitriche
HorsetailEquisetum2015
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2010
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2010
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2010
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2010

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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