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Borve Castle

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Dogs welcome

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57.42994, -7.37848

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Lapwing
✦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

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Lapwing
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Redshank +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Redshank +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Northern Mottled Cloak, Six-spot Burnet +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Northern Mottled Cloak, Six-spot Burnet +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Yellow Iris · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow Iris · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Hebridean Way (Hiking)Walking route252 km

Hiking route along the length of the Outer Hebrides

Named routeLength 252 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Hebridean WayCycling route

Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

8,719 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,719 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

summer

2025

Common Gull · Lapwing · Black-headed Gull · Redshank · Oystercatcher +47

Common GullLarus canus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedshankTringa totanus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Rock DoveColumba livia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CurlewNumenius arquata
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
GadwallMareca strepera
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
DunlinCalidris alpina
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RuffCalidris pugnax
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
EiderSomateria mollissima
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
SwallowHirundo rustica
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common TernSterna hirundo
ShagGulosus aristotelis
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
TealAnas crecca
WigeonMareca penelope
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Northern Mottled Cloak

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Northern Mottled CloakEana penziana

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,719 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

summer

2025

Common Gull · Lapwing · Black-headed Gull · Redshank · Oystercatcher +47

Common GullLarus canus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedshankTringa totanus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Rock DoveColumba livia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CurlewNumenius arquata
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
GadwallMareca strepera
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
DunlinCalidris alpina
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RuffCalidris pugnax
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
EiderSomateria mollissima
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
SwallowHirundo rustica
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common TernSterna hirundo
ShagGulosus aristotelis
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
TealAnas crecca
WigeonMareca penelope
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Northern Mottled Cloak

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Northern Mottled CloakEana penziana

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 J M Briscoe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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