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Borgie House Broch

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📷 Phil Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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58.58436, -3.39266

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦99+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Herring Gull
🍄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

🐦99+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Herring Gull
🍄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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Common Gull +96 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Common Gull +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Beechwood Sickener, Beech Milkcap, Clustered Toughshank +18 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Beechwood Sickener, Beech Milkcap, Clustered Toughshank +18 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Common Blue, Red Admiral +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Common Blue, Red Admiral +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Garden Lady's-mantle · last seen 2025; Plants — Garden Lady's-mantle · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

7,469 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,469 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Common Gull · Hooded Crow · Sandwich Tern +51

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GannetMorus bassanus
RedshankTringa totanus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
DunlinCalidris alpina
SwallowHirundo rustica
EiderSomateria mollissima
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
CurlewNumenius arquata
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
KnotCalidris canutus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ShagGulosus aristotelis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RookCorvus frugilegus
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
SanderlingCalidris alba
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SiskinSpinus spinus
Common TernSterna hirundo
RazorbillAlca torda
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common GuillemotUria aalge

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2025

Helophilus pendulus · Melanostoma scalare · Platycheirus albimanus · Craspedolepta nebulosa · Elm-currant Aphid +6

Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Craspedolepta nebulosaCraspedolepta nebulosa
Elm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmi
Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) cholodkovskyiMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) cholodkovskyi
Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica

🍄

Fungi1 species

summer

2025

Nettle Clustercup Rust

Nettle Clustercup RustPuccinia urticata s. lat.

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Garden Lady's-mantle

Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,469 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Common Gull · Hooded Crow · Sandwich Tern +51

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GannetMorus bassanus
RedshankTringa totanus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
DunlinCalidris alpina
SwallowHirundo rustica
EiderSomateria mollissima
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
CurlewNumenius arquata
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
KnotCalidris canutus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ShagGulosus aristotelis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RookCorvus frugilegus
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
SanderlingCalidris alba
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SiskinSpinus spinus
Common TernSterna hirundo
RazorbillAlca torda
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common GuillemotUria aalge

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2025

Helophilus pendulus · Melanostoma scalare · Platycheirus albimanus · Craspedolepta nebulosa · Elm-currant Aphid +6

Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Craspedolepta nebulosaCraspedolepta nebulosa
Elm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmi
Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) cholodkovskyiMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) cholodkovskyi
Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica

🍄

Fungi1 species

summer

2025

Nettle Clustercup Rust

Nettle Clustercup RustPuccinia urticata s. lat.

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Garden Lady's-mantle

Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Phil Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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