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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
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Getting here
58.48866, -4.61532
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Wren
- 🍄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
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Wren
- 🍄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 — Chaffinch, Wren, Willow Warbler +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Willow Warbler +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Chanterelle, Usnea subfloridana, Turkeytail +18 more · last seen 2019
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Carabus nemoralis, Abax parallelepipedus, Speckled Wood +15 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Hawkbit, Silver Hair-grass, Bulbous Rush +140 more · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Cape Wrath)Mountain bike route133.3 km▾
Named routeLength 133.3 kmNational Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
924 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
924 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springautumn
2025▾
Chaffinch · Wren · Meadow Pipit · Robin · Slavonian Grebe +36
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great TitParus major2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2019
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
- GoosanderMergus merganser2019
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- EiderSomateria mollissima2021
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2019
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2019
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2018
Red Deer
Carabus nemoralis · Abax parallelepipedus · Spiked Shieldbug · Common Hawker · Fox Moth
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis2022
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2022
- Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2019
- Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2017
Dark Crottle · Turkeytail · Common Grey Disco · Usnea subfloridana · Glistening Inkcap +3
- Dark CrottleHypogymnia physodes
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Common Grey DiscoMollisia cinerea
- Usnea subfloridanaUsnea subfloridana
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Lungwort LichenLobaria pulmonaria
- Toninia plumbina
Star Sedge · Spear Thistle · Bulbous Rush · Wild Angelica · Goldenrod +67
- Star SedgeCarex echinata
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
- GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
924 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springautumn
2025▾
Chaffinch · Wren · Meadow Pipit · Robin · Slavonian Grebe +36
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great TitParus major2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2019
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
- GoosanderMergus merganser2019
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- EiderSomateria mollissima2021
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2019
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2019
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2018
Red Deer
Carabus nemoralis · Abax parallelepipedus · Spiked Shieldbug · Common Hawker · Fox Moth
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis2022
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2022
- Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2019
- Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2017
Dark Crottle · Turkeytail · Common Grey Disco · Usnea subfloridana · Glistening Inkcap +3
- Dark CrottleHypogymnia physodes
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Common Grey DiscoMollisia cinerea
- Usnea subfloridanaUsnea subfloridana
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Lungwort LichenLobaria pulmonaria
- Toninia plumbina
Star Sedge · Spear Thistle · Bulbous Rush · Wild Angelica · Goldenrod +67
- Star SedgeCarex echinata
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
- GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Toninia plumbina
Toninia plumbina
Normandina acroglyptaNormandina acroglyptaNormandina acroglyptaNormandina acroglyptaFlea SedgeCarex pulicarisFlea SedgeCarex pulicarisSilver Hair-grassAira caryophylleaSilver Hair-grassAira caryophylleaCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustrisGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaWater-StarwortCallitricheWater-StarwortCallitricheTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumGreat SundewDrosera anglicaGreat SundewDrosera anglicaNew Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescensNew Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescensHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumGlaucous Dog-RoseRosa vosagiacaGlaucous Dog-RoseRosa vosagiacaEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisBog-myrtleMyrica galeBog-myrtleMyrica galeLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaBlinksMontia fontanaBlinksMontia fontanaLesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marinaLesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marinaMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusBitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius