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Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

📷 Andy Farrington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Whooper Swan
✦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

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Whooper Swan
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Whimbrel +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Whimbrel +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Whimbrel +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Whimbrel +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Great Yellow Bumblebee, Volucella bombylans, Moss Carder Bee +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Great Yellow Bumblebee, Volucella bombylans, Moss Carder Bee +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Scottish Primrose, Coltsfoot, Primrose +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Scottish Primrose, Coltsfoot, Primrose +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Yesnaby TrailWalking route

Named routeRef RW 49Local walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Orkney Prehistory Loop RideCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

3,298 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,298 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Mute Swan · Whimbrel · Tufted Duck +59

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GadwallMareca strepera
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
PintailAnas acuta
SwallowHirundo rustica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TealAnas crecca
CurlewNumenius arquata
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Common GullLarus canus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Rock DoveColumba livia
RedshankTringa totanus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
WigeonMareca penelope
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CootFulica atra
LinnetLinaria cannabina
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common TernSterna hirundo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CuckooCuculus canorus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ScaupAythya marila
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
GoosanderMergus merganser
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Great Yellow Bumblebee · Helophilus pendulus · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Volucella bombylans

Great Yellow BumblebeeBombus distinguendus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024

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Plants6 species

springsummer

2025

Scottish Primrose · Primrose · Coltsfoot · Corn Spurrey · Common Hemp-nettle +1

Scottish PrimrosePrimula scotica
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,298 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Mute Swan · Whimbrel · Tufted Duck +59

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GadwallMareca strepera
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
PintailAnas acuta
SwallowHirundo rustica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TealAnas crecca
CurlewNumenius arquata
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Common GullLarus canus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Rock DoveColumba livia
RedshankTringa totanus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
WigeonMareca penelope
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CootFulica atra
LinnetLinaria cannabina
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common TernSterna hirundo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CuckooCuculus canorus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ScaupAythya marila
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
GoosanderMergus merganser
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Great Yellow Bumblebee · Helophilus pendulus · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Volucella bombylans

Great Yellow BumblebeeBombus distinguendus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024

🌿

Plants6 species

springsummer

2025

Scottish Primrose · Primrose · Coltsfoot · Corn Spurrey · Common Hemp-nettle +1

Scottish PrimrosePrimula scotica
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Andy Farrington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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