Bridge of Occmuster Broch
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Getting here
58.30351, -3.24835
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Rock Dove
- ✦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
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Rock Dove
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Hooded Crow, Rock Dove, Starling +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Hooded Crow, Rock Dove, Starling +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Annual Meadow-grass, White Clover, Poa pratensis +141 more · last seen 2017
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Eristalinus aeneus, Great Yellow Bumblebee, Corticaria +9 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Xanthoria aureola, Crab's Eye Lichen · last seen 2021
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Lybster to Whaligoe)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG11Local walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Whaligoe to Wick)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG12Local walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Dunbeath to Lybster)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG10Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
569 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
569 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHooded Crow · Puffin · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Jackdaw +22
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- PuffinFratercula arctica2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- EiderSomateria mollissima2023
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
- GannetMorus bassanus2023
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2023
- RazorbillAlca torda2023
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2023
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis2023
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- SwiftApus apus2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
- Common GullLarus canus2018
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2018
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2018
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects8 species
winterspring
2026▾
Eristalinus aeneus · Corticaria · Perapion violaceum · Heather Beetle · Common Green Grasshopper +3
- Eristalinus aeneusEristalinus aeneus2025
- CorticariaCorticaria
- Perapion violaceumPerapion violaceum
- Heather BeetleLochmaea suturalis2025
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
- Scaeva pyrastri
Xanthoria aureola · Crab's Eye Lichen
- Xanthoria aureolaXanthoria aureola
- Crab's Eye LichenOchrolechia parella
Ribwort Plantain · Lady-fern · Prickly Sow-thistle · White Clover · Curled Dock +116
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Curled DockRumex crispus
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
569 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHooded Crow · Puffin · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Jackdaw +22
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- PuffinFratercula arctica2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- EiderSomateria mollissima2023
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
- GannetMorus bassanus2023
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2023
- RazorbillAlca torda2023
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2023
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis2023
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- SwiftApus apus2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
- Common GullLarus canus2018
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2018
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2018
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects8 species
winterspring
2026▾
Eristalinus aeneus · Corticaria · Perapion violaceum · Heather Beetle · Common Green Grasshopper +3
- Eristalinus aeneusEristalinus aeneus2025
- CorticariaCorticaria
- Perapion violaceumPerapion violaceum
- Heather BeetleLochmaea suturalis2025
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
- Scaeva pyrastri
Xanthoria aureola · Crab's Eye Lichen
- Xanthoria aureolaXanthoria aureola
- Crab's Eye LichenOchrolechia parella
Ribwort Plantain · Lady-fern · Prickly Sow-thistle · White Clover · Curled Dock +116
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Curled DockRumex crispus
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scaeva pyrastri2024
Scaeva pyrastri2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024St Marks FlyBibio marci2023St Marks FlyBibio marci2023Poa pratensisPoa pratensisPoa pratensisPoa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCreeping WillowSalix repensCreeping WillowSalix repensCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaAlpine Meadow-rueThalictrum alpinumAlpine Meadow-rueThalictrum alpinumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraMarsh LousewortPedicularis palustrisMarsh LousewortPedicularis palustrisBlack Bog-rushSchoenus nigricansBlack Bog-rushSchoenus nigricansAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumSea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritimaSea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritimaCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusFlea SedgeCarex pulicarisFlea SedgeCarex pulicarisMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataSea PlantainPlantago maritimaSea PlantainPlantago maritimaAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseLong-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpaLong-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpaTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaGrass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustrisGrass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustrisColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareWater-StarwortCallitricheWater-StarwortCallitricheYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusToad Rush agg.Juncus bufoniusToad Rush agg.Juncus bufoniusMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaNorthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurellaNorthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurellaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaSilver Hair-grassAira caryophylleaSilver Hair-grassAira caryophylleaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaThriftArmeria maritimaThriftArmeria maritimaMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisSea AsterTripolium pannonicumSea AsterTripolium pannonicum