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55.63751, -3.52650
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▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Jackdaw, Wren +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Jackdaw, Wren +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Redshank, Sand-hill Screw-moss, Dilated Scalewort +154 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Redshank, Sand-hill Screw-moss, Dilated Scalewort +154 more · last seen 2023
Free
Plants — Common Threadwort, Bifid Hemp-nettle, Hawthorn +14 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Peacock +18 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Peacock +18 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lanark to Biggar via Hyndford Bridge Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
4,302 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,302 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Wren · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Swift Apus apus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Striped Ladybird · Salpingus ruficollis · Juniper Shieldbug · Phaonia signata · Common Bluebottle +7
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata Salpingus ruficollis Salpingus ruficollis Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Phaonia signata Phaonia signata Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina Necrobia violacea Necrobia violacea Sylvicola Snowdrop · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Long-beaked Water Feather-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Creeping Feather-moss +46
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2023 Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2023 Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2023 Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2023 Crescent-cup Liverwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,302 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Wren · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Swift Apus apus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Striped Ladybird · Salpingus ruficollis · Juniper Shieldbug · Phaonia signata · Common Bluebottle +7
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata Salpingus ruficollis Salpingus ruficollis Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Phaonia signata Phaonia signata Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina Necrobia violacea Necrobia violacea Sylvicola Snowdrop · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Long-beaked Water Feather-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Creeping Feather-moss +46
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2023 Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2023 Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2023 Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2023 Crescent-cup Liverwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sylvicola
Sylvicola
Simulium Simulium
Simulium Simulium
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Lunularia cruciata2023
Lunularia cruciata2023
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2023
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2023
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2023
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2023
Bristly Fringe-moss Racomitrium heterostichum2023
Bristly Fringe-moss Racomitrium heterostichum2023
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis2023
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis2023
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2023
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2023
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2023
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2023
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2023
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2023
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum2023
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum2023
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2023
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2023
Common Threadwort Cephaloziella divaricata2023
Common Threadwort Cephaloziella divaricata2023
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2023
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2023
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2023
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2023
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2023
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2023
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2023
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2023
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2023
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2023
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2023
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2023
Norwegian Earwort Scapania scandica2023
Norwegian Earwort Scapania scandica2023
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2023
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2023
Ciliated Fringewort Ptilidium ciliare2023
Ciliated Fringewort Ptilidium ciliare2023
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2023
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2023
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2023
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2023
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2023
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2023
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra2023
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra2023
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2023
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2023
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum2023
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum2023
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2023
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2023
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2023
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2023
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2023
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2023
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2023
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2023
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens2023
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens2023
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2023
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2023
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2023
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2023
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2023
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2023
Fountain Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium tenax2023
Fountain Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium tenax2023
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum2023
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum2023
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides2023
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides2023
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2023
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2023
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2023
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2023
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2023
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2023
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum2023
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum2023
Perthshire Beard-moss Didymodon rigidulus2023
Perthshire Beard-moss Didymodon rigidulus2023
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2023
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2023
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2023
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2023
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2023
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2023
Wood Meadow-grass Poa nemoralis2023
Wood Meadow-grass Poa nemoralis2023 