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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Rhizocarpon geographicum, Xanthoparmelia conspersa, Sea Ivory +21 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Rhizocarpon geographicum, Xanthoparmelia conspersa, Sea Ivory +21 more · last seen 2013
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Oystercatcher, Black Guillemot, Curlew +45 more · last seen 2022; Birds — Oystercatcher, Black Guillemot, Curlew +45 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Royal Fern, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · last seen 2017; Plants — Royal Fern, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Aith Marina Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Aith Woodland Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Collaster Loch and Northhouse Loch Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Vementry Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Little Ayre to Hams circular Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map The Hams Track Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Chambered Cairn, Muckle Ward, Vementry Isle
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Wildlife to spot
344 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 344 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Oystercatcher · Curlew · Hooded Crow · Herring Gull · Snipe +40
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2021 Curlew Numenius arquata2021 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2021 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Blackbird Turdus merula2021 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2019 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2021 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2021 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2021 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2021 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2021 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2019 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2019 Greylag Goose Anser anser2019 Redshank Tringa totanus2019 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2019 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Twite Linaria flavirostris2021 Common Gull Larus canus2019 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Raven Corvus corax2021 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2021 Eider Somateria mollissima2019 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2013 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2013 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2013 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2019 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2019 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2016 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2016 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2013 Puffin Fratercula arctica2013 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2013 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2013 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2013 Razorbill Alca torda2011 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2011 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rhizocarpon geographicum · Xanthoparmelia conspersa · Sea Ivory · Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. · Ramalina subfarinacea +19
Rhizocarpon geographicum Rhizocarpon geographicum Xanthoparmelia conspersa Xanthoparmelia conspersa Sea Ivory Ramalina siliquosa Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. Ramalina subfarinacea Ramalina subfarinacea Melanelixia fuliginosa Melanelixia fuliginosa Royal Fern · Wild Angelica · Broad Buckler-fern · Devil's-bit Scabious · Common Sorrel +3
Royal Fern Osmunda regalis Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 344 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Oystercatcher · Curlew · Hooded Crow · Herring Gull · Snipe +40
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2021 Curlew Numenius arquata2021 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2021 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Blackbird Turdus merula2021 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2019 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2021 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2021 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2021 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2021 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2021 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2019 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2019 Greylag Goose Anser anser2019 Redshank Tringa totanus2019 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2019 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Twite Linaria flavirostris2021 Common Gull Larus canus2019 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Raven Corvus corax2021 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2021 Eider Somateria mollissima2019 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2013 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2013 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2013 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2019 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2019 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2016 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2016 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2013 Puffin Fratercula arctica2013 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2013 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2013 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2013 Razorbill Alca torda2011 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2011 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rhizocarpon geographicum · Xanthoparmelia conspersa · Sea Ivory · Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. · Ramalina subfarinacea +19
Rhizocarpon geographicum Rhizocarpon geographicum Xanthoparmelia conspersa Xanthoparmelia conspersa Sea Ivory Ramalina siliquosa Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. Ramalina subfarinacea Ramalina subfarinacea Melanelixia fuliginosa Melanelixia fuliginosa Royal Fern · Wild Angelica · Broad Buckler-fern · Devil's-bit Scabious · Common Sorrel +3
Royal Fern Osmunda regalis Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphaerophorus globosus
Sphaerophorus globosus
Sphaerophorus globosus
Sphaerophorus globosus
Dark Crottle Hypogymnia physodes
Dark Crottle Hypogymnia physodes
Umbilicaria torrefacta Umbilicaria torrefacta
Umbilicaria torrefacta Umbilicaria torrefacta
Crab's Eye Lichen Ochrolechia parella
Crab's Eye Lichen Ochrolechia parella
Polycauliona ucrainica Polycauliona ucrainica
Polycauliona ucrainica Polycauliona ucrainica
Anaptychia runcinata Anaptychia runcinata
Anaptychia runcinata Anaptychia runcinata
Haematomma ochroleucum var. ochroleucum Haematomma ochroleucum var. ochroleucum
Haematomma ochroleucum var. ochroleucum Haematomma ochroleucum var. ochroleucum
Pycnothelia papillaria Pycnothelia papillaria
Pycnothelia papillaria Pycnothelia papillaria
Ochrolechia androgyna Ochrolechia androgyna
Ochrolechia androgyna Ochrolechia androgyna
Tuckermannopsis chlorophylla Tuckermannopsis chlorophylla
Tuckermannopsis chlorophylla Tuckermannopsis chlorophylla
Physcia tenella Physcia tenella
Physcia tenella Physcia tenella
Cladonia strepsilis Cladonia strepsilis
Cladonia strepsilis Cladonia strepsilis
Xanthoria aureola Xanthoria aureola
Xanthoria aureola Xanthoria aureola
Peltigera membranacea Peltigera membranacea
Peltigera membranacea Peltigera membranacea
Parmelia omphalodes Parmelia omphalodes
Parmelia omphalodes Parmelia omphalodes
Acarospora fuscata Acarospora fuscata
Acarospora fuscata Acarospora fuscata
Peltigera hymenina Peltigera hymenina
Peltigera hymenina Peltigera hymenina
Usnea wasmuthii Usnea wasmuthii
Usnea wasmuthii Usnea wasmuthii
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2017
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