Hoy Number 3 Battery
✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
58.95028, -3.30606
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Herring Gull
- 🌳Ancient woodland 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
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Herring Gull
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Herring Gull, Oystercatcher +72 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Starling, Herring Gull, Oystercatcher +72 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Germander Speedwell +77 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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(Uromelan) jaceae2024Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2024Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2024Volucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumata2024Volucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumata2024Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Great Yellow BumblebeeBombus distinguendus2024Great Yellow BumblebeeBombus distinguendus2024Italian ToadflaxCymbalaria pallidaItalian ToadflaxCymbalaria pallidaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisThriftArmeria maritimaThriftArmeria maritimaSea AsterTripolium pannonicumSea AsterTripolium pannonicumAnnual Sea-bliteSuaeda maritimaAnnual Sea-bliteSuaeda maritimaFuchsiaFuchsia magellanicaFuchsiaFuchsia magellanicaRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusDwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformisDwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformisRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusKneiff's Hook-mossDrepanocladus aduncusKneiff's Hook-mossDrepanocladus aduncusSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumZygodon stirtoniiZygodon stirtoniiZygodon stirtoniiZygodon 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muralisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaSnow-in-summerCerastium tomentosumSnow-in-summerCerastium tomentosumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisSea PlantainPlantago maritimaSea PlantainPlantago maritimaTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCock's-footDactylis 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