Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
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58.83002, -3.11834
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▾ 🐦 84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Eider and Black Guillemot 🌿 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
🐦 84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Eider and Black Guillemot 🌿 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 — Eider, Black Guillemot, Shag +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Eider, Black Guillemot, Shag +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Spear Thistle, Coltsfoot, Maerl indet +182 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Spear Thistle, Coltsfoot, Maerl indet +182 more · last seen 2018
Free
Plants — Wild Thyme, Ground-elder, Crowberry +12 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Great Yellow Bumblebee, Fox Moth, Ancistrocerus oviventris +4 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Great Yellow Bumblebee, Fox Moth, Ancistrocerus oviventris +4 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Hoxa Head Walking route ▾
Named route Orkney walks
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Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima
Gentianella amarella subsp. septentrionalis Gentianella amarella subsp. septentrionalis
Gentianella amarella subsp. septentrionalis Gentianella amarella subsp. septentrionalis
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Plantago major subsp. major Plantago major subsp. major
Plantago major subsp. major Plantago major subsp. major
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Potentilla erecta subsp. erecta Potentilla erecta subsp. erecta
Potentilla erecta subsp. erecta Potentilla erecta subsp. erecta
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum
Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Apple Malus domestica
Apple Malus domestica
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Rhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllus Rhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllus
Rhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllus Rhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllus
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica
an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Rumex crispus subsp. crispus Rumex crispus subsp. crispus
Rumex crispus subsp. crispus Rumex crispus subsp. crispus
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa
Common Slender Eyebright Euphrasia micrantha
Common Slender Eyebright Euphrasia micrantha
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Common Duckweed Lemna minor
Common Duckweed Lemna minor
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Rumex crispus subsp. littoreus Rumex crispus subsp. littoreus
Rumex crispus subsp. littoreus Rumex crispus subsp. littoreus
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis 