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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
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Getting here
57.17517, -5.94237
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
- 🍄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
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
- 🍄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 — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Great Black-backed Gull +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Great Black-backed Gull +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Silver-line, Green-veined White, Small Heath +17 more · last seen 2018
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Ballerina, Golden Spindles +8 more · last seen 2020
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Alga, Dark red crusts, Common Maërl +280 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Skye Trail - Stage 7Walking route20 km▾
Named routeLength 20 kmRegional walking route
Skye Trail - Stage 6Walking route16.5 km▾
Named routeLength 16.5 kmRegional walking route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,609 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,609 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springautumn
2025▾
Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Meadow Pipit · Raven +38
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- GannetMorus bassanus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Common GullLarus canus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2023
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2022
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2020
- MerlinFalco columbarius2019
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringautumn
2024▾
Otter · Brown Long-eared Bat
- OtterLutra lutra
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2020
Adder
Green Tiger Beetle
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Candlesnuff Fungus · Ballerina · Golden Spindles · Meadow Waxcap · Parrot Waxcap
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- BallerinaPorpolomopsis calyptriformis
- Golden SpindlesClavulinopsis fusiformis
- Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
- Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus
Narrow-Leaved Eelgrass · English Stonecrop · Dwarf Juniper · Yellow Iris · Sheep's Sorrel +49
- Narrow-Leaved EelgrassZostera marina2019
- English StonecropSedum anglicum2024
- Dwarf JuniperJuniperus communis subsp. nana2020
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2018
- Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2018
- Devil's-bit Scabious
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,609 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springautumn
2025▾
Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Meadow Pipit · Raven +38
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- GannetMorus bassanus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Common GullLarus canus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2023
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2022
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2020
- MerlinFalco columbarius2019
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringautumn
2024▾
Otter · Brown Long-eared Bat
- OtterLutra lutra
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2020
Adder
Green Tiger Beetle
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Candlesnuff Fungus · Ballerina · Golden Spindles · Meadow Waxcap · Parrot Waxcap
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- BallerinaPorpolomopsis calyptriformis
- Golden SpindlesClavulinopsis fusiformis
- Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
- Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus
Narrow-Leaved Eelgrass · English Stonecrop · Dwarf Juniper · Yellow Iris · Sheep's Sorrel +49
- Narrow-Leaved EelgrassZostera marina2019
- English StonecropSedum anglicum2024
- Dwarf JuniperJuniperus communis subsp. nana2020
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2018
- Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2018
- Devil's-bit Scabious
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Succisa pratensis
Succisa pratensis
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