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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Jackdaw
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Summer Coffee and Sandwiches — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Jackdaw
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Summer Coffee and Sandwiches — a good base for a longer summer day out

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🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· PaidPicnic spotToilets

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Hooded Crow, Jackdaw, Rock Dove +98 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hooded Crow, Jackdaw, Rock Dove +98 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Tutsan, Fuchsia, Maidenhair Spleenwort +46 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Tutsan, Fuchsia, Maidenhair Spleenwort +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Common Hawker +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Common Hawker +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Scorrybreac CircuitWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Skye Trail - Stage 4Walking route19 km

Named routeLength 19 kmRegional walking route

Skye Trail - Stage 3Walking route14 km

Named routeLength 14 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

22,023 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

22,023 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds104 species

winterspring

2026

Hooded Crow · Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Robin +99

Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
PuffinFratercula arctica2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Herring Gull X Glaucous GullLarus argentatus x hyperboreus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Coloeus monedula monedulaColoeus monedula monedula2025
Kumlien's GullLarus glaucoides kumlieni2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummer

2025

Rabbit · Grey Seal · Common Porpoise · Pine Marten · Red Deer

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Pine MartenMartes martes
Red DeerCervus elaphus

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Common Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle +3

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
SyrphusSyrphus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum

🌿

Plants49 species

springsummer

2026

Tutsan · Fuchsia · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Broom · Foxglove +44

TutsanHypericum androsaemum
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
BroomCytisus scoparius
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2025
Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
TormentilPotentilla erecta2025
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum2025
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2025
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2025
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025
Buck's-beardAruncus dioicus2025
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Prickly HeathGaultheria mucronata2025
ThriftArmeria maritima2025
Water AvensGeum rivale2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

22,023 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds104 species

winterspring

2026

Hooded Crow · Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Robin +99

Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
PuffinFratercula arctica2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Herring Gull X Glaucous GullLarus argentatus x hyperboreus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Coloeus monedula monedulaColoeus monedula monedula2025
Kumlien's GullLarus glaucoides kumlieni2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummer

2025

Rabbit · Grey Seal · Common Porpoise · Pine Marten · Red Deer

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Pine MartenMartes martes
Red DeerCervus elaphus

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Common Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle +3

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
SyrphusSyrphus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum

🌿

Plants49 species

springsummer

2026

Tutsan · Fuchsia · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Broom · Foxglove +44

TutsanHypericum androsaemum
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
BroomCytisus scoparius
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2025
Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
TormentilPotentilla erecta2025
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum2025
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2025
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2025
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025
Buck's-beardAruncus dioicus2025
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Prickly HeathGaultheria mucronata2025
ThriftArmeria maritima2025
Water AvensGeum rivale2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Allan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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