Broch of West Burrafirth 0 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › Scotland › Highlands and Islands › Shetland Islands Getting here
60.29822, -1.53835
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Oystercatcher, Starling, House Sparrow +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Starling, House Sparrow +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Shetland Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Spence's Hawkweed, Sheep's-bit +55 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Shetland Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Spence's Hawkweed, Sheep's-bit +55 more · last seen 2016
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Large White · last seen 2019; Insects — Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Large White · last seen 2019
Free
Plants — Common Sorrel, Autumn Hawkbit, Wild Thyme
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Loch of Brouster Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lunga Water Loch Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Dale of Walls, Huxter Mills to Bousta Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
409 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 409 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Oystercatcher · Lapwing · Hooded Crow · House Sparrow · Shetland Wren +24
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Shetland Wren Troglodytes troglodytes zetlandicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Merlin Falco columbarius2022 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2021 Redshank Tringa totanus2015 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2022 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Teal Anas crecca2021 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2021 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2021 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2021 Common Gull Larus canus2021 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2019 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2018 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2018 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2016 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Painted Lady · Red Admiral · Large White
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Large White Pieris brassicae2018 Shetland Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Mountain Everlasting · Cuckooflower · Heath Bedstraw · Sheep's-bit +58
Shetland Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella flagellaris subsp. bicapitata2021 Mountain Everlasting Antennaria dioica2019 Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2020 Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2020 Sheep's-bit Jasione montana2015 Kidney Vetch Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 409 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Oystercatcher · Lapwing · Hooded Crow · House Sparrow · Shetland Wren +24
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Shetland Wren Troglodytes troglodytes zetlandicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Merlin Falco columbarius2022 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2021 Redshank Tringa totanus2015 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2022 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Teal Anas crecca2021 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2021 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2021 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2021 Common Gull Larus canus2021 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2019 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2018 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2018 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2016 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Painted Lady · Red Admiral · Large White
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Large White Pieris brassicae2018 Shetland Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Mountain Everlasting · Cuckooflower · Heath Bedstraw · Sheep's-bit +58
Shetland Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella flagellaris subsp. bicapitata2021 Mountain Everlasting Antennaria dioica2019 Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2020 Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2020 Sheep's-bit Jasione montana2015 Kidney Vetch Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anthyllis vulneraria2015
Anthyllis vulneraria2015
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2015
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2015
Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvatica Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvatica2014
Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvatica Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvatica2014
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2014
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2014
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis2014
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis2014
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2014
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2014
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia2014
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia2014
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2014
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2014
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2014
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2014
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2014
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2014
Heather Calluna vulgaris2014
Heather Calluna vulgaris2014
Common Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre subsp. palustre2014
Common Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre subsp. palustre2014
Mat-grass Nardus stricta2014
Mat-grass Nardus stricta2014
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2014
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2014
Daisy Bellis perennis2014
Daisy Bellis perennis2014
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2014
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2014
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2014
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2014
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2014
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2014
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2014
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2014
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre2014
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre2014
White Clover Trifolium repens2014
White Clover Trifolium repens2014
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2014
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2014
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2014
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2014
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2014
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2014
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris2014
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris2014
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2014
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2014
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2014
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2014
Viviparous Sheep's-fescue Festuca vivipara2014
Viviparous Sheep's-fescue Festuca vivipara2014
Euphrasia officinalis Euphrasia officinalis2014
Euphrasia officinalis Euphrasia officinalis2014
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa subsp. acetosa2014
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa subsp. acetosa2014
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2014
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2014
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2014
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2014
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2014
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2014
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine2014
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine2014
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2014
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2014
Potentilla erecta subsp. erecta Potentilla erecta subsp. erecta2014
Potentilla erecta subsp. erecta Potentilla erecta subsp. erecta2014
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2014
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2014
Monkeyflower Erythranthe guttata2014
Monkeyflower Erythranthe guttata2014
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei2014
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei2014
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2014
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2014
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2014
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2014
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris2014
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris2014
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima2014
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima2014
Star Sedge Carex echinata2014
Star Sedge Carex echinata2014
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2014
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2014
Primrose Primula vulgaris2014
Primrose Primula vulgaris2014
Silver Hawkweed Hieracium argenteum
Silver Hawkweed Hieracium argenteum
Spence's Hawkweed Hieracium spenceanum
Spence's Hawkweed Hieracium spenceanum
Pale Hawkweed Hieracium orimeles
Pale Hawkweed Hieracium orimeles
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata2020
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata2020
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2020
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2020
Nymphaea alba subsp. occidentalis Nymphaea alba subsp. occidentalis2020
Nymphaea alba subsp. occidentalis Nymphaea alba subsp. occidentalis2020
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2020
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2020
Common Milkwort Polygala vulgaris2020
Common Milkwort Polygala vulgaris2020
Eyebright Euphrasia2015
Eyebright Euphrasia2015
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre2014
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre2014
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2014
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2014
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2014
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2014 