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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Lapwing ✦ 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
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Lapwing ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Teal, Lapwing, Oystercatcher +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Teal, Lapwing, Oystercatcher +61 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bush Vetch, Primrose, Field Forget-me-not +16 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bush Vetch, Primrose, Field Forget-me-not +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly, Petrobius brevistylis +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly, Petrobius brevistylis +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Bilberry, Mouse-ear-hawkweed
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Orkney Prehistory Loop Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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62,842 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 62,842 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Teal · Lapwing · Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Black-headed Gull +33
Teal Anas crecca Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common Gull Larus canus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Redshank Tringa totanus Curlew Numenius arquata Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Snipe Gallinago gallinago Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Wigeon Mareca penelope Dunlin Calidris alpina Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Ruff Calidris pugnax Swallow Hirundo rustica Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Raven Corvus corax Shoveler Spatula clypeata Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Knot Calidris canutus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Eider Somateria mollissima Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mute Swan Cygnus olor Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Large Red Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Bush Vetch · Primrose · Field Forget-me-not · Common Dog-violet · Wavy Bitter-cress +14
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Primrose Primula vulgaris Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia Water Avens Geum rivale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 62,842 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Teal · Lapwing · Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Black-headed Gull +33
Teal Anas crecca Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common Gull Larus canus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Redshank Tringa totanus Curlew Numenius arquata Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Snipe Gallinago gallinago Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Wigeon Mareca penelope Dunlin Calidris alpina Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Ruff Calidris pugnax Swallow Hirundo rustica Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Raven Corvus corax Shoveler Spatula clypeata Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Knot Calidris canutus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Eider Somateria mollissima Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mute Swan Cygnus olor Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Large Red Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Bush Vetch · Primrose · Field Forget-me-not · Common Dog-violet · Wavy Bitter-cress +14
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Primrose Primula vulgaris Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia Water Avens Geum rivale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica 