Plan your visit
🦅Birds🎠Play🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
58.11742, -3.64947
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Black-backed Gull and Shag
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 216m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Black-backed Gull and Shag
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 216m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
11 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Black-backed Gull, Shag, Herring Gull +101 more · last seen 2025
playground, toilets, parking
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Birds — Great Black-backed Gull, Shag, Herring Gull +101 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Hawker, Common Green Grasshopper, Peacock +18 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Brora to Helmsdale)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG07Local walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Helmsdale to Berriedale)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG08Local walking route
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Location of OS Flush Bracket OSBM G1987 - former Helmsdale, Church
Photos
Location of OS Flush Bracket OSBM G1987 - former Helmsdale, Church
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,439 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,439 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds104 species
springsummerautumn
2025Great Black-backed Gull · Shag · Herring Gull · Cormorant · Jackdaw
+99 more speciesHide species list
Red Deer · Hedgehog · Grey Seal · Pine Marten
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Common Hawker · Common Green Grasshopper · Peacock · Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly
+16 more speciesHide species list
All 21 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2023
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
- PeacockAglais io2017
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
Floating Sweet-grass · Sharp-flowered Rush · Water Sedge · Alternate Water-milfoil · Jointed Rush
+6 more speciesHide species list
All 11 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
- Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
- Water SedgeCarex aquatilis
- Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum
- Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,439 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds104 species
springsummerautumn
2025Great Black-backed Gull · Shag · Herring Gull · Cormorant · Jackdaw
+99 more speciesHide species list
Red Deer · Hedgehog · Grey Seal · Pine Marten
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Common Hawker · Common Green Grasshopper · Peacock · Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly
+16 more speciesHide species list
All 21 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2023
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
- PeacockAglais io2017
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
Floating Sweet-grass · Sharp-flowered Rush · Water Sedge · Alternate Water-milfoil · Jointed Rush
+6 more speciesHide species list
All 11 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
- Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
- Water SedgeCarex aquatilis
- Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum
- Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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