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Getting here
58.14131, -3.67511
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Wagtail 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
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Wagtail 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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pied Wagtail, Greylag Goose, Wheatear +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Pied Wagtail, Greylag Goose, Wheatear +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Common Hawker, Speckled Wood +42 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — daffodils, Bracken, Heather +181 more · last seen 2016
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Brora to Helmsdale)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG07Local walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Helmsdale to Berriedale)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG08Local walking route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,255 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,255 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWillow Warbler · Greylag Goose · Wheatear · Pied Wagtail · Cuckoo +23
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SiskinSpinus spinus2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2019
- Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus intermedius2019
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2019
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2019
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2019
- JackdawColoeus monedula2019
- RavenCorvus corax2019
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2019
🦎Reptiles2 species
springautumn
2024▾
Adder · Slow-worm
- AdderVipera berus
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2020
Common Green Grasshopper · Common Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Meadow Grasshopper +2
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Mycetophila edwardsiMycetophila edwardsi2019
🌿Plants82 species
springsummer
2022▾
daffodils · Gorse · Great Wood-rush · Foxglove · Narcissus 'Telamonius Plenus' +77
- daffodilsNarcissus
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2019
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Narcissus 'Telamonius Plenus'Narcissus 'Telamonius Plenus'2019
- BroomCytisus scoparius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,255 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWillow Warbler · Greylag Goose · Wheatear · Pied Wagtail · Cuckoo +23
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SiskinSpinus spinus2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2019
- Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus intermedius2019
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2019
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2019
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2019
- JackdawColoeus monedula2019
- RavenCorvus corax2019
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2019
🦎Reptiles2 species
springautumn
2024▾
Adder · Slow-worm
- AdderVipera berus
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2020
Common Green Grasshopper · Common Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Meadow Grasshopper +2
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Mycetophila edwardsiMycetophila edwardsi2019
🌿Plants82 species
springsummer
2022▾
daffodils · Gorse · Great Wood-rush · Foxglove · Narcissus 'Telamonius Plenus' +77
- daffodilsNarcissus
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2019
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Narcissus 'Telamonius Plenus'Narcissus 'Telamonius Plenus'2019
- BroomCytisus scoparius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Siphonoperla torrentium
Siphonoperla torrentium
Siphonoperla torrentium2019
Siphonoperla torrentium2019
Bird CherryPrunus padus2019Bird CherryPrunus padus2019BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019Curled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusDarwin's BarberryBerberis darwiniiDarwin's BarberryBerberis darwiniiSpring StarflowerTristagma uniflorumSpring StarflowerTristagma uniflorumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumNarcissus 'February Gold'Narcissus 'February Gold'Narcissus 'February Gold'Narcissus 'February Gold'SnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisPearly EverlastingAnaphalis margaritaceaPearly EverlastingAnaphalis margaritaceaRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaGlory-of-the-snowScilla forbesiiGlory-of-the-snowScilla forbesiiLodgepole PinePinus contorta2019Lodgepole PinePinus contorta2019Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019RaspberryRubus idaeus2019RaspberryRubus idaeus2019HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2019Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2019Greater PlantainPlantago major2018Greater PlantainPlantago major2018Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2018Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2018RowanSorbus aucuparia2018RowanSorbus aucuparia2018Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2018Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2018Eared WillowSalix aurita2018Eared WillowSalix aurita2018MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2018MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2018Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2018Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2018Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2018Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2018Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2018Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2018Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2018Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2018Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2018Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2018Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2018Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2018PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2018PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2018Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2018Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2018Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2018Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2018Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2018Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2018Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2018Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2018Downy BirchBetula pubescens2018Downy BirchBetula pubescens2018Velvet BentAgrostis canina2018Velvet BentAgrostis canina2018Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2018Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2018New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2018New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2018Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2018Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2018Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2018Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2018BearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursi2018BearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursi2018HeatherCalluna vulgaris2018HeatherCalluna vulgaris2018CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2018CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2018TormentilPotentilla erecta2018TormentilPotentilla erecta2018Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2018Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2018Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2018Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2018Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2018Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2018LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2018LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2018White CloverTrifolium repens2018White CloverTrifolium repens2018Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2018Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2018CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2018CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2018BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2018BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2018Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2018Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2018Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2018Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2018Mat-grassNardus stricta2018Mat-grassNardus stricta2018Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2018Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2018IvyHedera helix2018IvyHedera helix2018Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2018Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2018Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2018Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2018PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2018PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2018Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2018Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2018Fine-leaved Sheep's-fescueFestuca filiformis2018Fine-leaved Sheep's-fescueFestuca filiformis2018Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2018Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2018Creeping WillowSalix repens2018Creeping WillowSalix repens2018Betula pubescens subsp. tortuosaBetula pubescens subsp. tortuosa2018Betula pubescens subsp. tortuosaBetula pubescens subsp. tortuosa2018Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea2018Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea2018CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2018CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2018Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2018Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2018Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2018Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2018Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2018Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2018DaisyBellis perennis2018DaisyBellis perennis2018Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2018Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2018Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2018Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2018Soft-rushJuncus effusus2018Soft-rushJuncus effusus2018Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2018Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2018Events & activities nearby
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