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Getting here
57.99742, -3.97334
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦26+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Jay
- 🍄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
- 🐦26+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Jay
- 🍄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 — Robin, Jay, Wren +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Jay, Wren +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Amethyst Deceiver, Beechwood Sickener, Chanterelle +75 more · last seen 2022
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bombus lucorum, Common Carder Bee, Bilberry Bumblebee +215 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Woodruff, Hard Shield-fern, Hard-fern +156 more · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Golspie - Ben BhraggieWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Dornoch to Golspie)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG05Local walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Golspie to Brora)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG06Local walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wildcat Trails Black TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wildcat Trails TreelineMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wildcat Trails Red TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wildcat Trails Black LynxMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,902 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,902 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Wren · Mallard · Goldcrest · Chaffinch +15
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common FrogRana temporaria2021
🐝Insects22 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Four-spotted Chaser · Southern Hawker · Black Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly +17
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2022
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Script Lichen · Alder Tongue · Ochre Brittlegill · Saffron Webcap · Penny Bun +17
- Script LichenGraphis scripta s. lat.
- Alder TongueTaphrina alni2021
- Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca2021
- Saffron WebcapCortinarius croceus2021
- Penny BunBoletus edulis2021
- Beechwood SickenerRussula nobilis
Ash · Sycamore · Germander Speedwell · Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta · Ribwort Plantain +67
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Male-fern
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,902 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Wren · Mallard · Goldcrest · Chaffinch +15
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common FrogRana temporaria2021
🐝Insects22 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Four-spotted Chaser · Southern Hawker · Black Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly +17
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2022
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Script Lichen · Alder Tongue · Ochre Brittlegill · Saffron Webcap · Penny Bun +17
- Script LichenGraphis scripta s. lat.
- Alder TongueTaphrina alni2021
- Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca2021
- Saffron WebcapCortinarius croceus2021
- Penny BunBoletus edulis2021
- Beechwood SickenerRussula nobilis
Ash · Sycamore · Germander Speedwell · Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta · Ribwort Plantain +67
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Male-fern
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2021Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2021Pterostichus nigerPterostichus nigerPterostichus nigerPterostichus nigerClarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkellaClarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkellaNorthern Mining BeeAndrena ruficrusNorthern Mining BeeAndrena ruficrusForest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestrisForest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestrisMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefoliiMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefolii2024Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefoliiMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefolii2024Dolichovespula saxonicaDolichovespula saxonica2024Dolichovespula saxonicaDolichovespula saxonica2024Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2024Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2024Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2024Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2024Banchus palpalisBanchus palpalis2023Banchus palpalisBanchus palpalis2023Linnaemya rossicaLinnaemya rossica2023Linnaemya rossicaLinnaemya rossica2023Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023Nut-tree DotStigmella microtheriella2021Nut-tree DotStigmella microtheriella2021Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2021Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2021Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum20212021
2021
Beech MilkcapLactarius blennius2021Beech MilkcapLactarius blennius2021Pine BoleteBoletus pinophilus2021Pine BoleteBoletus pinophilus2021Yellow StagshornCalocera viscosa2021Yellow StagshornCalocera viscosa2021Humpback BrittlegillRussula caerulea2021Humpback BrittlegillRussula caerulea2021Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2021Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2021Burning BrittlegillRussula badia2021Burning BrittlegillRussula badia2021ChanterelleCantharellus cibarius2021ChanterelleCantharellus cibarius2021Angel's WingsPleurocybella porrigens2021Angel's WingsPleurocybella porrigens2021Hebeloma circinansHebeloma circinans2021Hebeloma circinansHebeloma circinans2021Peppery BoleteChalciporus piperatus2021Peppery BoleteChalciporus piperatus2021Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus2021Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus2021Wood HedgehogHydnum repandum2021Wood HedgehogHydnum repandum2021Rufous MilkcapLactarius rufus2021Rufous MilkcapLactarius rufus2021Cortinarius brunneusCortinarius brunneus2021Cortinarius brunneusCortinarius brunneus2021SickenerRussula emetica2021SickenerRussula emetica2021False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca2021False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca2021Dryopteris filix-mas
Dryopteris filix-mas
DaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisBuckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinisBuckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisMonkey-puzzleAraucaria araucanaMonkey-puzzleAraucaria araucanaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaDuke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarumDuke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarumMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaPhalaris arundinacea var. pictaPhalaris arundinacea var. pictaPhalaris arundinacea var. pictaPhalaris arundinacea var. pictaCopper BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'Copper BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperDeodarCedrus deodaraDeodarCedrus deodaraCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataCharlockSinapis arvensisCharlockSinapis arvensisAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaNoble FirAbies proceraNoble FirAbies proceraLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumWood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralisWood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraSmooth Japanese-mapleAcer palmatumSmooth Japanese-mapleAcer palmatumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburHimalayan ClematisClematis montanaHimalayan ClematisClematis montanaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens