SITE GUIDE

POSTCODE: PA60 7XG GRID REF: NR 421 793 HOW TO GET THERE: Take the A846 to Port Askaig turning left on the hill towards the distilleries. Drive to Bunnahabhain WHERE TO PARK: Park on the left before the drop to the Bunnahabhain distillery WHEN TO VISIT: Open all year round but check the estate for possible deer stalking in the autumn, tel: 01496 840 232 TERRAIN: An all-terrain vehicle has made the track to the lighthouse FACILITIES: In Port Askaig and Bowmore PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Bus service runs as far as Port Askaig. Ferry information, Caledonian Macbrayne, tel: 01631 566 966 LOCAL INFO: islayinfo.com/walks.html / islaybirds.blogspot.co.uk ORGANISATIONS: RSPB, Bridgend, Argyll and Bute PA44 7PR, tel: 01496 850 505 The SOC, The Scottish Birdwatching Resource Centre, Waterston House, Aberlady, East Lothian EH32 0PY CLUB CONTACT: web: islaynaturalhistory.org COUNTY RECORDER: Argyll Jim Dickson 11 Pipers Road, Cairnbaan, Lochgilphead, Argyll. Email: meg@jdickson5.plus.com MAPS: OS Explorer 353, OS Landranger 60