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59.03095, -3.35340
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Starling ✦ 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
🐦 72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Starling ✦ 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 — Oystercatcher, Starling, Fulmar +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Oystercatcher, Starling, Fulmar +69 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grass-of-Parnassus, Thrift, Spring Squill +25 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Grass-of-Parnassus, Thrift, Spring Squill +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Chrysolina intermedia, Otiorhynchus arcticus, Bumblebee +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Chrysolina intermedia, Otiorhynchus arcticus, Bumblebee +7 more · last seen 2025
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Yesnaby Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RW 49 Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
7,025 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,025 records · National Biodiversity Network Fulmar · Oystercatcher · Great Skua · Starling · Swallow +39
Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Puffin Fratercula arctica2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Stoat
Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Stoat Mustela erminea Large Red Damselfly · Ctenicera cuprea
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea Grass-of-Parnassus · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Selfheal · Primrose · Thrift +3
Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Primrose Primula vulgaris Thrift Armeria maritima Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella Sea-Milkwort Lysimachia maritima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,025 records · National Biodiversity Network Fulmar · Oystercatcher · Great Skua · Starling · Swallow +39
Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Puffin Fratercula arctica2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Stoat
Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Stoat Mustela erminea Large Red Damselfly · Ctenicera cuprea
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea Grass-of-Parnassus · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Selfheal · Primrose · Thrift +3
Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Primrose Primula vulgaris Thrift Armeria maritima Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella Sea-Milkwort Lysimachia maritima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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