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Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
58.47513, -3.48248
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Mute Swan
- 🍄Mushroom foraging 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
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Mute Swan
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tufted Duck, Mute Swan, Mallard +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Tufted Duck, Mute Swan, Mallard +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Cortinarius caninus, Slimy Webcap, Blue-Girdled Webcap +63 more · last seen 2022
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Green-veined White, Painted Lady +34 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Meadowsweet, Procumbent Pearlwort, Tufted Forget-me-not +5 more · last seen 2016
Free
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
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,521 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,521 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Tufted Duck · Mute Swan · Mallard · Goldeneye · Teal +40
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2023
- PochardAythya ferina2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- SmewMergellus albellus2023
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Wild Cat Hybrid · Roe Deer
- Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
Pterostichus niger · Large Red Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cortinarius caninus · Entoloma pseudoturci · Blackening Waxcap · Entoloma lividocyanulum · Meadow Waxcap +14
- Cortinarius caninusCortinarius caninus
- Entoloma pseudoturciEntoloma pseudoturci
- Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica
- Entoloma lividocyanulumEntoloma lividocyanulum
- Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
- Meadow CoralClavulinopsis corniculata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,521 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Tufted Duck · Mute Swan · Mallard · Goldeneye · Teal +40
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2023
- PochardAythya ferina2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- SmewMergellus albellus2023
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Wild Cat Hybrid · Roe Deer
- Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
Pterostichus niger · Large Red Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cortinarius caninus · Entoloma pseudoturci · Blackening Waxcap · Entoloma lividocyanulum · Meadow Waxcap +14
- Cortinarius caninusCortinarius caninus
- Entoloma pseudoturciEntoloma pseudoturci
- Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica
- Entoloma lividocyanulumEntoloma lividocyanulum
- Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
- Meadow CoralClavulinopsis corniculata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Psathyrella sphagnicola
Psathyrella sphagnicola
Psathyrella sphagnicola
Papillate PinkgillEntoloma clandestinumPapillate PinkgillEntoloma clandestinumBlushing Wood MushroomAgaricus sylvaticusBlushing Wood MushroomAgaricus sylvaticusBirch PoisonpieHebeloma leucosarxBirch PoisonpieHebeloma leucosarxBlue-Girdled WebcapCortinarius collinitusBlue-Girdled WebcapCortinarius collinitusVeiled PoisonpieHebeloma mesophaeumVeiled PoisonpieHebeloma mesophaeumCortinarius albovariegatusCortinarius albovariegatusCortinarius albovariegatusCortinarius albovariegatusScarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccineaScarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccineaInocybe solutaInocybe solutaInocybe solutaInocybe solutaSlimy WebcapCortinarius mucifluusSlimy WebcapCortinarius mucifluusCommon PuffballLycoperdon perlatumCommon PuffballLycoperdon perlatumPoisonpieHebeloma crustuliniforme s. lat.PoisonpieHebeloma crustuliniforme s. lat.Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleucaOchre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca