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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull +96 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull +96 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadowsweet, Meadow Vetchling, Creeping Thistle +38 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadowsweet, Meadow Vetchling, Creeping Thistle +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Great Yellow Bumblebee, Potato Capsid, Eristalis tenax +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Great Yellow Bumblebee, Potato Capsid, Eristalis tenax +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Kabatia periclymeni · last seen 2022; Fungi — Kabatia periclymeni · last seen 2022
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Orkney Prehistory Loop Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
4,287 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,287 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Arctic Tern · Oystercatcher · Black Swan · Starling +39
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Potato Capsid · Large Red Damselfly
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Meadowsweet · Meadow Vetchling · Creeping Thistle · Daisy · Red Clover +20
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Daisy Bellis perennis Red Clover Trifolium pratense Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,287 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Arctic Tern · Oystercatcher · Black Swan · Starling +39
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Potato Capsid · Large Red Damselfly
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Meadowsweet · Meadow Vetchling · Creeping Thistle · Daisy · Red Clover +20
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Daisy Bellis perennis Red Clover Trifolium pratense Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna 