: Edderton I Standing Stone - Clach Biorach - The Sharp Stone
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Dogs welcome
Getting here
57.83648, -4.17714
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Chaffinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 213m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Chaffinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 213m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Yellowhammer +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Yellowhammer +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Tree Bumblebee, Norwegian Wasp +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Baudoinia · last seen 2023
Varies
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Tain to Dornoch)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG04Local walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,920 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,920 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Tree Sparrow · Goldfinch · Rook · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +33
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- QuailCoturnix coturnix
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Common GullLarus canus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RavenCorvus corax
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Norwegian Wasp · Elm-currant Aphid · Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae · Tree Bumblebee · Southern Hawker
- Norwegian WaspDolichovespula norwegica
- Elm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmi
- Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
🌿Plants69 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Annual Meadow-grass · Rosebay Willowherb · White Clover · Yorkshire-fog · Cock's-foot +64
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,920 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Tree Sparrow · Goldfinch · Rook · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +33
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- QuailCoturnix coturnix
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Common GullLarus canus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RavenCorvus corax
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Norwegian Wasp · Elm-currant Aphid · Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae · Tree Bumblebee · Southern Hawker
- Norwegian WaspDolichovespula norwegica
- Elm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmi
- Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
🌿Plants69 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Annual Meadow-grass · Rosebay Willowherb · White Clover · Yorkshire-fog · Cock's-foot +64
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sitka Spruce
Sitka Spruce
Picea sitchensis
Picea sitchensis
Common NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSilver Lady's-mantleAlchemilla conjunctaSilver Lady's-mantleAlchemilla conjunctaCotoneasterCotoneasterCotoneasterCotoneasterGlaucous Dog-RoseRosa vosagiacaGlaucous Dog-RoseRosa vosagiacaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumPoplarPopulusPoplarPopulusScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusErophila vernaErophila vernaErophila vernaErophila vernaColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisPoa pratensisPoa pratensisPoa pratensisPoa pratensisScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLong-headed PoppyPapaver dubiumLong-headed PoppyPapaver dubiumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisDryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-masWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria graminea