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Camas nan Geall, cross-incised stone

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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 Oystercatcher and Chaffinch
🍄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

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Chaffinch
🍄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

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🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Beautiful Golden Y, Garden Tiger, Spectacle +114 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Pseudocyphellaria intricata, Gomphillus calycioides, Gabura fascicularis +7 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Centaury, encrusting algae indet., Maidenhair Spleenwort +135 more · last seen 2021

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Wildlife to spot

4,870 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,870 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Raven · Canada Goose · Greylag Goose · Willow Warbler +57

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RavenCorvus corax
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Great TitParus major
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2023
GreenshankTringa nebularia2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red Deer · Minke Whale · Roe Deer · Common Porpoise

Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects20 species

springsummer

2025

Garden Chafer · Carabus problematicus · Scabious Clubhorn · Dark Giant Horsefly · Red-legged Shieldbug +15

Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Scabious ClubhornAbia nitens
Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus

🌿

Plants14 species

summer

2024

Grass-of-Parnassus · Northern Marsh-orchid · Common Centaury · Black Bog-rush · Dog's Mercury +9

Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Black Bog-rushSchoenus nigricans
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Creeping WillowSalix repens
Lesser Clubmoss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,870 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Raven · Canada Goose · Greylag Goose · Willow Warbler +57

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RavenCorvus corax
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Great TitParus major
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2023
GreenshankTringa nebularia2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red Deer · Minke Whale · Roe Deer · Common Porpoise

Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects20 species

springsummer

2025

Garden Chafer · Carabus problematicus · Scabious Clubhorn · Dark Giant Horsefly · Red-legged Shieldbug +15

Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Scabious ClubhornAbia nitens
Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus

🌿

Plants14 species

summer

2024

Grass-of-Parnassus · Northern Marsh-orchid · Common Centaury · Black Bog-rush · Dog's Mercury +9

Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Black Bog-rushSchoenus nigricans
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Creeping WillowSalix repens
Lesser Clubmoss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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