Dale Farm Broch
✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
58.45739, -3.47226
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Wagtail and Common Sandpiper
- 🌳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
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Wagtail and Common Sandpiper
- 🌳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
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, Mistle Thrush +63 more · last seen 2025
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Grey Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, Mistle Thrush +63 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Slimy Webcap, Fruity Brittlegill, False Saffron Milkcap +87 more · last seen 2024
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Common Blue, Green-veined White +34 more · last seen 2019
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh-marigold, Water Sedge, Bottle Sedge +26 more · last seen 2014
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (John o' Groats)Mountain bike route223.7 km▾
Named routeLength 223.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Photos
16 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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2013
2013
Large HeathCoenonympha tullia2013Large HeathCoenonympha tullia2013Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2013Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2013PeacockAglais io2013PeacockAglais io2013Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2013Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2013Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2013Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2013Large WhitePieris brassicae2012Large WhitePieris brassicae2012Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2012Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2012Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2012Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2012Wood TigerParasemia plantaginis2011Wood TigerParasemia plantaginis2011Painted LadyVanessa carduiPainted LadyVanessa carduiCommon HawkerAeshna juncea2014Common HawkerAeshna juncea2014Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2013Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2013DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2012DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2012Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2017Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2017Orange-bearded BluebottleCalliphora vomitoria2017Orange-bearded BluebottleCalliphora vomitoria2017Empis lividaEmpis livida2017Empis lividaEmpis livida2017Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2013Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2013Light Knot GrassAcronicta menyanthidis2013Light Knot GrassAcronicta menyanthidis2013White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2012White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2012Twin-spot CarpetMesotype didymata2012Twin-spot CarpetMesotype didymata2012Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2012Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2012Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2012Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2012Black DarterSympetrum danae2012Black DarterSympetrum danae2012Great Yellow BumblebeeBombus distinguendus2012Great Yellow BumblebeeBombus distinguendus2012Ear MothAmphipoea oculea2011Ear MothAmphipoea oculea2011Haworth's MinorCelaena haworthii2010Haworth's MinorCelaena haworthii2010Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2010Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2010Bordered WhiteBupalus piniaria2010Bordered WhiteBupalus piniaria2010Cream WaveScopula floslactata2010Cream WaveScopula floslactata2010Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2010Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2010Gold SpotPlusia festucae2010Gold SpotPlusia festucae2010Common HeathEmaturga atomaria2010Common HeathEmaturga atomaria2010Rufous Milkcap
Rufous Milkcap
Lactarius rufus
Lactarius rufus
Blunt WebcapCortinarius obtusus2022Blunt WebcapCortinarius obtusus2022Cortinarius malicoriusCortinarius malicorius2022Cortinarius malicoriusCortinarius malicorius2022Cortinarius tortuosusCortinarius tortuosus2019Cortinarius tortuosusCortinarius tortuosus2019Fly AgaricAmanita muscaria var. muscariaFly AgaricAmanita muscaria var. muscariaCortinarius biformisCortinarius biformisCortinarius biformisCortinarius biformisInocybe proximellaInocybe proximellaInocybe proximellaInocybe proximellaBlusherAmanita rubescens var. rubescens2022BlusherAmanita rubescens var. rubescens2022Cortinarius albovariegatusCortinarius albovariegatus2022Cortinarius albovariegatusCortinarius albovariegatus2022Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica2022Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica2022Papillate PinkgillEntoloma clandestinum2022Papillate PinkgillEntoloma clandestinum2022Blue-Girdled WebcapCortinarius collinitus2022Blue-Girdled WebcapCortinarius collinitus2022Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea2022Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea2022Nauseous BrittlegillRussula nauseosa2021Nauseous BrittlegillRussula nauseosa2021Peppery BoleteChalciporus piperatus2019Peppery BoleteChalciporus piperatus2019Entoloma elodesEntoloma elodes2019Entoloma elodesEntoloma elodes2019Potatospored FibrecapInocybe assimilata2018Potatospored FibrecapInocybe assimilata2018Orange MilkcapLactarius aurantiacus2018Orange MilkcapLactarius aurantiacus2018Slender NavelFayodia bisphaerigera2018Slender NavelFayodia bisphaerigera2018Jellied BoleteSuillus flavidusJellied BoleteSuillus flavidusCinnamon WebcapCortinarius cinnamomeusCinnamon WebcapCortinarius cinnamomeusPurple Stocking WebcapCortinarius stillatitiusPurple Stocking WebcapCortinarius stillatitiusBicoloured DeceiverLaccaria bicolorBicoloured DeceiverLaccaria bicolorMyochromella inolensMyochromella inolens2022Myochromella inolensMyochromella inolens2022Cortinarius fasciatusCortinarius fasciatus2022Cortinarius fasciatusCortinarius fasciatus2022Entoloma pseudoturciEntoloma pseudoturci2022Entoloma pseudoturciEntoloma pseudoturci2022Entoloma lividocyanulumEntoloma lividocyanulum2022Entoloma lividocyanulumEntoloma lividocyanulum2022Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis2022Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis2022Meadow CoralClavulinopsis corniculata2022Meadow CoralClavulinopsis corniculata2022Psathyrella sphagnicolaPsathyrella sphagnicola2022Psathyrella sphagnicolaPsathyrella sphagnicola2022Blushing Wood MushroomAgaricus sylvaticus2022Blushing Wood MushroomAgaricus sylvaticus2022Birch PoisonpieHebeloma leucosarx2022Birch PoisonpieHebeloma leucosarx2022Veiled PoisonpieHebeloma mesophaeum2022Veiled PoisonpieHebeloma mesophaeum2022Inocybe solutaInocybe soluta2022Inocybe solutaInocybe soluta2022Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum2022Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum2022PoisonpieHebeloma crustuliniforme s. lat.2022PoisonpieHebeloma crustuliniforme s. lat.2022Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca2022Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca2022Contrary WebcapCortinarius variicolor2022Contrary WebcapCortinarius variicolor2022Soft PuffballLycoperdon molle2022Soft PuffballLycoperdon molle2022Russet ToughshankGymnopus dryophilus2021Russet ToughshankGymnopus dryophilus2021Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus2020Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus2020Schizopora radulaSchizopora radula2020Schizopora radulaSchizopora radula2020Hypochnicium geogeniumHypochnicium geogenium2020Hypochnicium geogeniumHypochnicium geogenium2020Peniophora pithyaPeniophora pithya2020Peniophora pithyaPeniophora pithya2020Green WebcapCortinarius scaurus var. scaurus2019Green WebcapCortinarius scaurus var. scaurus2019Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis2019Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis2019Blistered WoodwaxHygrophorus pustulatus2019Blistered WoodwaxHygrophorus pustulatus2019Scaly KnightTricholoma vaccinum2019Scaly KnightTricholoma vaccinum2019Cortinarius depressusCortinarius depressus2019Cortinarius depressusCortinarius depressus2019Otidea leporinaOtidea leporina2019Otidea leporinaOtidea leporina2019Agaricus abruptibulbusAgaricus abruptibulbus2019Agaricus abruptibulbusAgaricus abruptibulbus2019Twotone FunnelClitocybe metachroa2018Twotone FunnelClitocybe metachroa2018Powderpuff BracketPostia ptychogaster2018Powderpuff BracketPostia ptychogaster2018Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2018Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2018Mealy FunnelClitocybe vibecina2018Mealy FunnelClitocybe vibecina2018Iodine BonnetMycena filopes2018Iodine BonnetMycena filopes2018White FibrecapInocybe geophylla2018White FibrecapInocybe geophylla2018Verdigris RoundheadStropharia aeruginosa2017Verdigris RoundheadStropharia aeruginosa2017Honey PinkgillEntoloma cetratum2017Honey PinkgillEntoloma cetratum2017Inocybe subcarptaInocybe subcarpta2017Inocybe subcarptaInocybe subcarpta2017Collared FibrecapInocybe cincinnata2017Collared FibrecapInocybe cincinnata2017Cedarwood WaxcapCuphophyllus russocoriaceus2017Cedarwood WaxcapCuphophyllus russocoriaceus2017Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus2017Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus2017Butter WaxcapHygrocybe ceracea2017Butter WaxcapHygrocybe ceracea2017Crimson WaxcapHygrocybe punicea2017Crimson WaxcapHygrocybe punicea2017Rhodocollybia asemaRhodocollybia asema2017Rhodocollybia asemaRhodocollybia asema2017Deceptive EarthtongueGeoglossum fallax2017Deceptive EarthtongueGeoglossum fallax2017St. George's MushroomCalocybe gambosa2015St. George's MushroomCalocybe gambosa2015Dung RoundheadStropharia semiglobata2015Dung RoundheadStropharia semiglobata2015Cladonia diversaCladonia diversa2015Cladonia diversaCladonia diversa2015Entoloma hirtipesEntoloma hirtipes2015Entoloma hirtipesEntoloma hirtipes2015Watery ToughshankGymnopus aquosus2015Watery ToughshankGymnopus aquosus2015Xylodon crustosusXylodon crustosus2014Xylodon crustosusXylodon crustosus2014Mycena mirataMycena mirata2014Mycena mirataMycena mirata2014Fayodia gracilipesFayodia gracilipes2014Fayodia gracilipesFayodia gracilipes2014Trechispora molluscaTrechispora mollusca2014Trechispora molluscaTrechispora mollusca2014Cortinarius vibratilisCortinarius vibratilis2013Cortinarius vibratilisCortinarius vibratilis2013Darkedged PinkgillEntoloma fuscomarginatum2013Darkedged PinkgillEntoloma fuscomarginatum2013Earthy PowdercapCystoderma amianthinum2013Earthy PowdercapCystoderma amianthinum2013Entoloma pallescensEntoloma pallescens2013Entoloma pallescensEntoloma pallescens2013Vulgar BonnetMycena vulgaris2013Vulgar BonnetMycena vulgaris2013Cortinarius brunneusCortinarius brunneus2013Cortinarius brunneusCortinarius brunneus2013Woolly WebcapCortinarius laniger2013Woolly WebcapCortinarius laniger2013Horse MushroomAgaricus arvensis2013Horse MushroomAgaricus arvensis2013Sphagnum BrownieHypholoma elongatum2013Sphagnum BrownieHypholoma elongatum2013Floating Bur-reed
Floating Bur-reed
Sparganium angustifolium
Sparganium angustifolium
Creeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaAlternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorumAlternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorumBroad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natansBroad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natansSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusDockRumexDockRumexYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusHorsetailEquisetumHorsetailEquisetumJacobaeaJacobaeaJacobaeaJacobaeaFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaNorthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2012Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2012Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2012Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2012Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2012Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2012Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2012Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2012Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2012Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2012CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2012CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2012Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2012Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2012Lesser Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera bifolia2010Lesser Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera bifolia2010Events & activities nearby
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