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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Dogs welcome
Getting here
57.96967, -4.63123
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Common Gull 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
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Common Gull 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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Common Gull, Chaffinch, Raven +60 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Common Gull, Chaffinch, Raven +60 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lopadium disciforme, Usnea subfloridana, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +29 more · last seen 2010
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark Green Fritillary, Pine Weevil, Meadow Brown +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — daffodils, Cross-leaved Heath, Foxglove +173 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Central Sutherland Crater WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Northern Highlands)Mountain bike route166.4 km▾
Named routeLength 166.4 kmNational Cycle Network
Great North Trail (Cape Wrath)Mountain bike route133.3 km▾
Named routeLength 133.3 kmNational Cycle Network
Great North Trail (John o' Groats)Mountain bike route223.7 km▾
Named routeLength 223.7 kmNational Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
1,758 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,758 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRaven · Jay · Merlin · Common Gull · Siskin +13
- RavenCorvus corax
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- MerlinFalco columbarius2022
- Common GullLarus canus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2021
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2021
- GannetMorus bassanus2021
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua2021
- SanderlingCalidris alba2021
- Common TernSterna hirundo2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Carabus glabratus · Black Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Southern Hawker
- Carabus glabratusCarabus glabratus
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2021
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021
Tormentil · Tufted Hair-grass · Germander Speedwell · Bell Heather · Slender St John's-wort +112
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea
- Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,758 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRaven · Jay · Merlin · Common Gull · Siskin +13
- RavenCorvus corax
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- MerlinFalco columbarius2022
- Common GullLarus canus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2021
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2021
- GannetMorus bassanus2021
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua2021
- SanderlingCalidris alba2021
- Common TernSterna hirundo2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Carabus glabratus · Black Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Southern Hawker
- Carabus glabratusCarabus glabratus
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2021
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021
Tormentil · Tufted Hair-grass · Germander Speedwell · Bell Heather · Slender St John's-wort +112
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea
- Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cat's-ear
Cat's-ear
Hypochaeris radicata2024
Hypochaeris radicata2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024GorseUlex europaeus2024GorseUlex europaeus2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisTea-leaved WillowSalix phylicifolia2024Tea-leaved WillowSalix phylicifolia2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024RaspberryRubus idaeus2024RaspberryRubus idaeus2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Wild ThymeThymus drucei2024Wild ThymeThymus drucei2024Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurellaNorthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurellaLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2024Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2024Pale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanica2024Pale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanica2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2024Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Bird CherryPrunus padus2024Bird CherryPrunus padus2024Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2024Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2024Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina2024Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2024Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2024Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2024Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2024Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas2024Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas2024Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum2024Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum2024HawkweedHieracium2024HawkweedHieracium2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024Eared WillowSalix aurita2024Eared WillowSalix aurita2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2024Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2024Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2021Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2021Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2021Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2021Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2021Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2021Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2021Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2021Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2021Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2021Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2021Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2021Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2021Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2021Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2021Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2021Mat-grassNardus stricta2021Mat-grassNardus stricta2021Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2021Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2021Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2021Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2021Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2021Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2021Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2021Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2021Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2021Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2021Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara2021Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara2021Star SedgeCarex echinata2021Star SedgeCarex echinata2021CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2021CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2021CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2021CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2021LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2021LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2021BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2021BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2021Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2021Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2021Fir ClubmossHuperzia selago2021Fir ClubmossHuperzia selago2021Common SedgeCarex nigra2021Common SedgeCarex nigra2021Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2021Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2021Oak FernGymnocarpium dryopteris2021Oak FernGymnocarpium dryopteris2021Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2021Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021Water AvensGeum rivale2021Water AvensGeum rivale2021Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2021Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2021