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📷 David Medcalf · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

59.04788, -3.33568

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Starling
🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
☕Skara Brae Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Starling
🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
☕Skara Brae Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Best for

10 activities

Farm visits

Very strong match

Varies

Zoo or animal collection

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Oystercatcher, Starling, Common Gull +80 more · last seen 2025

Picnic day out

Very strong match

Free

picnic area, café, toilets, car park

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

café, toilets, picnic area

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Oystercatcher, Starling, Common Gull +80 more · last seen 2025

Insect spotting

Good match

Free

Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Helophilus pendulus, Eristalis tenax +7 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Yesnaby TrailWalking route▾

Named routeRef RW 49Local walking route

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Cycling

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route▾

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

7,686 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

7,686 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds83 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Starling · Common Gull · Herring Gull · Raven

+78 more species

All 83 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RavenCorvus corax
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
EiderSomateria mollissima
CurlewNumenius arquata
Rock DoveColumba livia
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RedshankTringa totanus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WigeonMareca penelope
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SanderlingCalidris alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ShagGulosus aristotelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
SwallowHirundo rustica
PochardAythya ferina
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
TealAnas crecca
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
GannetMorus bassanus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CootFulica atra
RazorbillAlca torda
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ScaupAythya marila2024
Great White EgretArdea alba2024
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
MerlinFalco columbarius
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Little StintCalidris minuta
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
KnotCalidris canutus
GadwallMareca strepera
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2024
SmewMergellus albellus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024

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Mammals3 species

spring

2025

Rabbit · Harbour Seal · Otter

🐝

Insects10 species

summerautumn

2025

Scathophaga stercoraria · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly

+5 more species

All 10 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
SyrphusSyrphus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Syritta pipiens

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Plants13 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Ragwort · Hogweed · Daisy · Red Campion · Creeping Thistle

+8 more species

All 13 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
DaisyBellis perennis
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,686 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds83 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Starling · Common Gull · Herring Gull · Raven

+78 more species

All 83 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RavenCorvus corax
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
EiderSomateria mollissima
CurlewNumenius arquata
Rock DoveColumba livia
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RedshankTringa totanus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WigeonMareca penelope
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SanderlingCalidris alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ShagGulosus aristotelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
SwallowHirundo rustica
PochardAythya ferina
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
TealAnas crecca
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
GannetMorus bassanus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CootFulica atra
RazorbillAlca torda
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ScaupAythya marila2024
Great White EgretArdea alba2024
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
MerlinFalco columbarius
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Little StintCalidris minuta
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
KnotCalidris canutus
GadwallMareca strepera
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2024
SmewMergellus albellus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2025

Rabbit · Harbour Seal · Otter

🐝

Insects10 species

summerautumn

2025

Scathophaga stercoraria · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly

+5 more species

All 10 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
SyrphusSyrphus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Syritta pipiens

🌿

Plants13 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Ragwort · Hogweed · Daisy · Red Campion · Creeping Thistle

+8 more species

All 13 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
DaisyBellis perennis
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 David Medcalf · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking towards Skaill House

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Photos

📷 David Medcalf · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking towards Skaill House

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Events & activities nearby

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Facilities

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Café

Skara Brae Cafe · 108m

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Parking

1 nearby · 88m

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Picnic spot

5 · 17m away

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Toilets

114m away

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Farm visit

0m away

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