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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Cafe Biagiotti — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Cafe Biagiotti — a good base for a longer summer day out
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swift, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Knopper Gall, Common Wasp, Peacock +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, False Oat-grass +173 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Mallrug, Mallryg, Ramalina fraxinea, Honeysuckle Rash · last seen 2020
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Muir to Clash CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRef MOO R4Local walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Muir of Ord to North Kessock via BlairdhuCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,863 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,863 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Chaffinch +31
- SwiftApus apus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- TealAnas crecca
- Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common GullLarus canus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Red Squirrel · Badger · Beaver
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- BadgerMeles meles
- BeaverCastor fiber2024
Common Wasp · German Wasp · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi +3
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris
- German WaspVespula germanica
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024
- Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
- Ant BeetleThanasimus formicarius
🌿Plants82 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Yellow Oxeye · Elder · Common Nettle · Creeping Thistle · Slender Speedwell +77
- Yellow OxeyeBuphthalmum speciosum
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,863 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Chaffinch +31
- SwiftApus apus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- TealAnas crecca
- Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common GullLarus canus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Red Squirrel · Badger · Beaver
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- BadgerMeles meles
- BeaverCastor fiber2024
Common Wasp · German Wasp · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi +3
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris
- German WaspVespula germanica
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024
- Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
- Ant BeetleThanasimus formicarius
🌿Plants82 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Yellow Oxeye · Elder · Common Nettle · Creeping Thistle · Slender Speedwell +77
- Yellow OxeyeBuphthalmum speciosum
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Broom Leaf BeetleGonioctena olivacea2024Broom Leaf BeetleGonioctena olivacea2024Daisy
Daisy
Bellis perennis
Bellis perennis
Ground-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLeopardplantLigularia dentataLeopardplantLigularia dentataCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumUpland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermediaUpland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermediaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisSlender RushJuncus tenuisSlender RushJuncus tenuisTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaHawkweedHieraciumHawkweedHieraciumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysMossy StonecropCrassula tillaeaMossy StonecropCrassula tillaeaSilver Hair-grassAira caryophylleaSilver Hair-grassAira caryophylleaSweet CicelyMyrrhis odorataSweet CicelyMyrrhis odorataJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaRed CurrantRibes rubrumRed CurrantRibes rubrumBird CherryPrunus padusBird CherryPrunus padusCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2024Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2024Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2024KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2024Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024