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Flora & Fauna

The Craignish Peninsula and surrounding islands are abundant with wildlife, from the rare pine marten to the magnificent White Tailed Sea Eagles.  Red squirrels have made a welcome appearance over recent years as have otters and occasionally dolphins can be seen in the Loch!  The roadside verges provide much botanical interest especially in the late spring and summer. 

There are so many varieties of animals and plants that can be seen while you´re here, why not print out a list and see how many you can spot?  Scroll to the bottom to download printable files.

Flowers & Ferns

Hemlock Dropwort
Butterfly Orchid
Northern Marsh Orchid
Common Spotted Orchid
Marsh Marigold
Common Knapweed
Cuckoo Flower
Meadowsweet
Opposite-Leaved Golden Saxifrage
Primrose
Purple Loosestrife
Ladies Mantle
Wood Anemone
Bog Asphodel
Lousewort
Grass of Parnassus
Ragged Robin
Lady Fern
Scots Lovage
Broad Buckler Fern
Maidenhair Spleenwort
Silverweed
Thrift
Eyebright

Wildlife

Otter
Seal
Dolphin
Roe Deer
Fox
Red Deer
Hare
Rabbit
Stoat
Weasel
Pine Marten
Polecat
Badger
Mink
Red Squirrel
Vole
Hedghog
Wild goat

Seabirds

Common Eider
Red Breasted Mergansers
Mallard
Shelduck
Teal
Wigeon
Grey Heron
Oystercatcher
Redshank
Common Sandpipers
Curlew
Mute Swan
Whooper Swan
Canada Goose
Little Grebe
Ringed Plover
Greylag Goose
Goldeneye

Offshore & Inland Birds

Osprey
White Tailed Sea Eagle
Buzzard
Peregrine Falcon
Short Eared Owl
Tawny Owl
Gannet
Guillemot
Cormorant
Red Throated Diver
Hooded Crow
Raven
Sedge Warbler
Stonechats
Reed Bunting
Willow Warbler
Cuckoo
Whitethroats

Seashore  Please remember if you are searching under rocks to replace them carefully - they are the homes of these creatures.

Shore Crab
Spider Crab
Butterfish
Father Lasher
Eels
Short-Spined Sea Scorpion
Sea Anemones
Shrimp
Bivalves
Starfish
Mermaid´s Purse


Spotted something new or interesting?  Taken a good photo?  Please share it on the Craignish Nature Group page on Facebook

Ardfern, Craobh Haven, Lunga - what to do and where to stay on the beautiful Craignish Peninsula in Argyll on the West Coast of Scotland.
​Created with support from The Craignish Community Company.  Photos are reproduced with the kind permission of Gordon Thomson, Craignish Cruises and Ardfern Yacht Centre.
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