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Getting here
57.48339, -4.46508
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Corner on the Square — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Corner on the Square — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Swift, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Knopper Gall, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — False Oat-grass, Pedunculate Oak, Creeping Thistle +139 more · last seen 2025
Free
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
9,462 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,462 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Swallow +29
- SwiftApus apus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common GullLarus canus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Beaver · Badger
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- BeaverCastor fiber2024
- BadgerMeles meles
Common Wasp · German Wasp · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Pterostichus niger +6
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris
- German WaspVespula germanica
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024
- Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Yellow Oxeye · Elder · Common Nettle · Creeping Thistle · Slender Speedwell +73
- Yellow OxeyeBuphthalmum speciosum
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- DaisyBellis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,462 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Swallow +29
- SwiftApus apus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common GullLarus canus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Beaver · Badger
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- BeaverCastor fiber2024
- BadgerMeles meles
Common Wasp · German Wasp · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Pterostichus niger +6
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris
- German WaspVespula germanica
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024
- Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Yellow Oxeye · Elder · Common Nettle · Creeping Thistle · Slender Speedwell +73
- Yellow OxeyeBuphthalmum speciosum
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- DaisyBellis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Xyphosia miliariaXyphosia miliaria2024Xyphosia miliariaXyphosia miliaria2024Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024Ant BeetleThanasimus formicarius2024Ant BeetleThanasimus formicarius2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Broom Leaf BeetleGonioctena olivacea2024Broom Leaf BeetleGonioctena olivacea2024Ground-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 cespitosaCreeping Lady's-tressesGoodyera repensCreeping Lady's-tressesGoodyera repensHawkweedHieraciumHawkweedHieraciumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysMasterwortImperatoria ostruthiumMasterwortImperatoria ostruthiumMossy 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 cruciataWall LettuceMycelis muralis2024Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2024Broad-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