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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
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Getting here
57.40573, -6.49972
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Herring Gull
- ✦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
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Herring Gull
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Greylag Goose, Herring Gull, Curlew +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Greylag Goose, Herring Gull, Curlew +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Meadow Vetchling, Lady-fern +209 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Scotch Argus, Small Tortoiseshell +11 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Celandine Clustercup Rust, Grey Veiled Amanita, Ramularia pratensis +1 more · last seen 2017
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Barpannan chambered cairns (2)
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Wildlife to spot
3,296 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,296 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Greylag Goose · Herring Gull · Curlew · Oystercatcher · Great Black-backed Gull +27
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- CorncrakeCrex crex2024
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
- Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2024
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Otter
Common Hawker
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Rough Meadow-grass · Tufted Forget-me-not · Dorset Heath · Marsh Foxtail · Common Water-starwort +64
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa
- Dorset HeathErica ciliaris
- Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
- Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis
- Dactylorhiza maculata x purpurella = D. x formosaDactylorhiza maculata x purpurella = D. x formosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,296 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Greylag Goose · Herring Gull · Curlew · Oystercatcher · Great Black-backed Gull +27
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- CorncrakeCrex crex2024
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
- Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2024
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Otter
Common Hawker
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Rough Meadow-grass · Tufted Forget-me-not · Dorset Heath · Marsh Foxtail · Common Water-starwort +64
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa
- Dorset HeathErica ciliaris
- Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
- Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis
- Dactylorhiza maculata x purpurella = D. x formosaDactylorhiza maculata x purpurella = D. x formosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bilberry
Bilberry
Vaccinium myrtillus
Vaccinium myrtillus
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusEnglish StonecropSedum anglicumEnglish StonecropSedum anglicumCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCrowberry agg.Empetrum nigrumCrowberry agg.Empetrum nigrumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisBog-myrtleMyrica galeBog-myrtleMyrica galeTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixThriftArmeria maritimaThriftArmeria maritimaPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusSea PlantainPlantago maritimaSea PlantainPlantago maritimaFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustrisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumPedicularis sylvatica subsp. hibernicaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. hibernicaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. hibernicaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. hibernicaMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaSea-MilkwortLysimachia maritimaSea-MilkwortLysimachia maritimaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masCommon ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalisCommon ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalisHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisWild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiCreeping WillowSalix repensCreeping WillowSalix repensHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusBlinksMontia fontanaBlinksMontia fontanaViviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca viviparaViviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca viviparaStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispus