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Getting here
59.00539, -2.91629
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black Guillemot and Eider
- ✦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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black Guillemot and Eider
- ✦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 — Black Guillemot, Eider, Shag +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Black Guillemot, Eider, Shag +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Dark Arches, Common Rustic +89 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Silverweed, Primrose +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 10Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,458 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,458 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springautumn
2025▾
Eider · Great Black-backed Gull · Black Guillemot · Shag · Long-tailed Duck +39
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common GullLarus canus
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua2024
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- TealAnas crecca
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GannetMorus bassanus2024
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
- SanderlingCalidris alba2024
- RazorbillAlca torda2024
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Euophryum confine
- Euophryum confineEuophryum confine
Lesser Celandine · Silverweed · Primrose · Spring Squill · Geranium robertianum subsp. maritimum +33
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- SilverweedPotentilla anserina
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Spring SquillScilla verna
- Geranium robertianum subsp. maritimumGeranium robertianum subsp. maritimum
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Red Campion
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,458 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springautumn
2025▾
Eider · Great Black-backed Gull · Black Guillemot · Shag · Long-tailed Duck +39
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common GullLarus canus
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua2024
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- TealAnas crecca
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GannetMorus bassanus2024
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
- SanderlingCalidris alba2024
- RazorbillAlca torda2024
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Euophryum confine
- Euophryum confineEuophryum confine
Lesser Celandine · Silverweed · Primrose · Spring Squill · Geranium robertianum subsp. maritimum +33
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- SilverweedPotentilla anserina
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Spring SquillScilla verna
- Geranium robertianum subsp. maritimumGeranium robertianum subsp. maritimum
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Red Campion
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Silene dioica
Silene dioica
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritimaSea-MilkwortLysimachia maritimaKidney VetchAnthyllis vulnerariaKidney VetchAnthyllis vulnerariaCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusSea SandwortHonckenya peploidesSea SandwortHonckenya peploidesThriftArmeria maritimaThriftArmeria maritimaYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusSalmonberryRubus spectabilisSalmonberryRubus spectabilisCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalisCommon ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalisWild PansyViola tricolorWild PansyViola tricolorAtriplex prostrataAtriplex prostrataAtriplex prostrataAtriplex prostrataHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisSea SpleenwortAsplenium marinumSea SpleenwortAsplenium marinumBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumFew-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxumFew-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxumGrass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2024Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2024Slender-Leaved PondweedStuckenia filiformis2023Slender-Leaved PondweedStuckenia filiformis2023Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2023Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2023Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2023Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2023