Bracadale Church of Scotland
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
57.31219, -6.37176
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Chaffinch
- 🍄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
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Chaffinch
- 🍄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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Hooded Crow, Chaffinch, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Hooded Crow, Chaffinch, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Bluebell, Devil's-bit Scabious +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Scotch Argus, Green-veined White, Painted Lady +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Primrose Rust, Razor Strop Fungus, Hazel Gloves +2 more · last seen 2021
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
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War memorial in Bracadale Church of Scotland
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Wildlife to spot
4,486 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,486 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Heron · Blackbird · Hooded Crow · Willow Warbler · Pied Wagtail +42
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2023
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- TealAnas crecca2023
- RedshankTringa totanus2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- EiderSomateria mollissima2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
- KnotCalidris canutus2023
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
- CuckooCuculus canorus2021
- GoosanderMergus merganser2020
Rabbit · Roe Deer
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Scotch Argus · Painted Lady · Meadow Brown · Green-veined White · Hawthorn Shieldbug +4
- Scotch ArgusErebia aethiops2021
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2021
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2021
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus
🍄Fungi3 species
springautumn
2021▾
Primrose Rust · Razor Strop Fungus · Hazel Gloves
- Primrose RustPuccinia primulae
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina2019
- Hazel GlovesHypocreopsis rhododendri2019
🌿Plants45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rosebay Willowherb · Early Goldenrod · Hollyberry Cotoneaster · Devil's-bit Scabious · Maidenhair Spleenwort +40
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Early GoldenrodSolidago gigantea2023
- Hollyberry CotoneasterCotoneaster bullatus
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,486 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Heron · Blackbird · Hooded Crow · Willow Warbler · Pied Wagtail +42
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2023
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- TealAnas crecca2023
- RedshankTringa totanus2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- EiderSomateria mollissima2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
- KnotCalidris canutus2023
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
- CuckooCuculus canorus2021
- GoosanderMergus merganser2020
Rabbit · Roe Deer
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Scotch Argus · Painted Lady · Meadow Brown · Green-veined White · Hawthorn Shieldbug +4
- Scotch ArgusErebia aethiops2021
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2021
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2021
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus
🍄Fungi3 species
springautumn
2021▾
Primrose Rust · Razor Strop Fungus · Hazel Gloves
- Primrose RustPuccinia primulae
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina2019
- Hazel GlovesHypocreopsis rhododendri2019
🌿Plants45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rosebay Willowherb · Early Goldenrod · Hollyberry Cotoneaster · Devil's-bit Scabious · Maidenhair Spleenwort +40
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Early GoldenrodSolidago gigantea2023
- Hollyberry CotoneasterCotoneaster bullatus
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas