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Taynish National Nature Reserve Taynish National Nature Reserve is a magical ancient woodland in Argyll. The reserve provides a truly amazing landscape that’s teeming with wildlife.

The peaceful oak woodlands are interspersed with grassland glades, heath, saltmarsh and shoreline.

A beautiful September day doing some cutting back on the reserve ready for Taynish run!
23/09/2026

A beautiful September day doing some cutting back on the reserve ready for Taynish run!

Taynish shelter is open! We’ve finally removed the fencing to our beautiful new visitor shelter at the Mill. This buildi...
03/09/2026

Taynish shelter is open!

We’ve finally removed the fencing to our beautiful new visitor shelter at the Mill. This building can be used for more events, workshops, community get togethers, school groups… you name it this building will be perfect for it! But most especially the shelter will be a dry welcoming space to go and have your sandwiches after a long walk round Taynish woods whilst listening to the waterfall in the background 🌿 enjoy!

We will be planning an official open day next spring to tie in celebrating 50 years of Taynish National Nature Reserve so watch this space!

Look out for the poppies on the roof…

We had an excellent week with the Lothian conservation volunteers the other week! Lots of scything bracken at Taynish an...
18/08/2026

We had an excellent week with the Lothian conservation volunteers the other week! Lots of scything bracken at Taynish and Glasdrum to clear glades for butterflies, clearing around tree tubes and clearing glades for future planting. We also had a day at Moine Mhor pulling scrub and non natives! Thanks again for a great week all! It’s fantastic to see what can be achieved with a passionate group of fun people!

All the ducks…/ cows in a row! A cow day today at Taynish getting some hoof problems seen to!
13/08/2026

All the ducks…/ cows in a row!

A cow day today at Taynish getting some hoof problems seen to!

Moth magic at Taynish NNR! The last few traps we’ve done have been brilliant with a few new reserve species recorded inc...
21/07/2026

Moth magic at Taynish NNR! The last few traps we’ve done have been brilliant with a few new reserve species recorded including a Bed-straw Hawkmoth! Apparently these are brought to the UK during hot weather spells and act like hummingbirds to gain nectar from plants. Thanks to Caroline for the images!

We are hosting another moth trap event at Taynish on Saturday 15th August if you would like to join and find out what fascinating species we find! Email [email protected] for more details and to book!

Taynish scything workshop this Sunday! We still have spaces left on our free course for anyone who would like to learn m...
07/07/2026

Taynish scything workshop this Sunday! We still have spaces left on our free course for anyone who would like to learn more about this fab traditional skill. We love scything at Taynish!

See final image for more details or email [email protected]

Come along and see the 2026 Taynish Art Trail! This year we’re celebrating the seasons as our theme and the artists have...
01/07/2026

Come along and see the 2026 Taynish Art Trail! This year we’re celebrating the seasons as our theme and the artists have done an amazing job bringing the mill trail to life with their imagination yet again! The trail is open all day everyday from now until the 2nd of October so plenty of time to come and enjoy the exhibits!

We’ve also got a special exhibition in the mill over the summer displaying photos from our collaborative project between Kilmartin museum and pupils from Lochgilphead high school and tarbet academy. Last year we enjoyed photography sessions at Taynish and moine mhor NNRs and now the pupils favourite photos have made it into an exhibition at the mill for all to enjoy! Thanks to all who made the project happen!

More information on theses projects will be available on our website and Kilmartin museum/ art map Argyll websites 🍃

NatureScot Artmap Argyll Kilmartin Museum

We’ve been busy getting set up for our art trail starting on the 29th June! This year we’re celebrating ‘the seasons’ 🌱 ...
18/06/2026

We’ve been busy getting set up for our art trail starting on the 29th June! This year we’re celebrating ‘the seasons’ 🌱 Watch this space…

Also noticed our new resident to the visitor shelter - a robins nest!

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This photo captures how most of the insects and butterflies are being seen at Taynish recently with all the cold and wet...
05/06/2026

This photo captures how most of the insects and butterflies are being seen at Taynish recently with all the cold and wet weather 😬 Marsh fritillary are here however and we’re hoping for a clear day so we can do our monitoring.

Also some snaps admiring the sessile oaks at the northern end of the reserve whilst completing redstart territory surveys. Amazing shapes and twists whilst they cling to the steep cliffs 🌳 Enjoy your weekends!

The beautiful yellow of the gorse smelling gorgeously almondy today! In amongst the blooms a green hairstreak butterfly ...
11/05/2026

The beautiful yellow of the gorse smelling gorgeously almondy today! In amongst the blooms a green hairstreak butterfly was sitting this afternoon. Gorse is a food plant of the green hairstreak butterfly caterpillar as well as birds foot trefoil, bilberry and broom. Always worth a closer look, you never know what you might find!

| green hairstreak butterfly | gorse

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