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Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

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59.05810, -2.89135

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Greylag Goose
✦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

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Greylag Goose
✦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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Greylag Goose, Teal +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Mallard, Greylag Goose, Teal +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Field-speedwell, Shepherd's-purse +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Rhingia campestris · last seen 2024

Free

Historic gardens

Moderate match

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 10Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

8,306 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,306 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

summerautumn

2025

Mallard · Coot · Greylag Goose · Common Gull · Mute Swan +52

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Common GullLarus canus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TealAnas crecca
CurlewNumenius arquata
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WigeonMareca penelope
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwallowHirundo rustica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina
MerlinFalco columbarius
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
JackdawColoeus monedula
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
GannetMorus bassanus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
ShagGulosus aristotelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RavenCorvus corax
GadwallMareca strepera
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
Water RailRallus aquaticus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
BlackbirdTurdus merula

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Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Harbour Seal

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

🌿

Plants14 species

summer

2025

Red Dead-nettle · Shepherd's-purse · Common Field-speedwell · Spiked Water-milfoil · Smooth Lady's-mantle +9

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Spiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatum
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra
Ranunculus aquatilis agg.Ranunculus aquatilis agg.
Oxeye Daisy

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,306 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

summerautumn

2025

Mallard · Coot · Greylag Goose · Common Gull · Mute Swan +52

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Common GullLarus canus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TealAnas crecca
CurlewNumenius arquata
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WigeonMareca penelope
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwallowHirundo rustica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina
MerlinFalco columbarius
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
JackdawColoeus monedula
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
GannetMorus bassanus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
ShagGulosus aristotelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RavenCorvus corax
GadwallMareca strepera
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
Water RailRallus aquaticus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
BlackbirdTurdus merula

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Harbour Seal

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

🌿

Plants14 species

summer

2025

Red Dead-nettle · Shepherd's-purse · Common Field-speedwell · Spiked Water-milfoil · Smooth Lady's-mantle +9

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Spiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatum
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra
Ranunculus aquatilis agg.Ranunculus aquatilis agg.
Oxeye Daisy

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shapinsay pasture

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