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Campston, Broch

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Dogs welcome

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58.92167, -2.81999

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Curlew
✦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

🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Curlew
✦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

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Redshank +95 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Redshank +95 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Redshank +95 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Redshank +95 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Syrphus torvus, Large Red Damselfly +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Syrphus torvus, Large Red Damselfly +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Japanese Rose, Sand Sedge, Field Pansy +9 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Rose, Sand Sedge, Field Pansy +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

3,218 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,218 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Curlew · Redshank · Common Gull +64

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CurlewNumenius arquata
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
DunlinCalidris alpina
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
LinnetLinaria cannabina
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
WigeonMareca penelope
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
JackdawColoeus monedula
EiderSomateria mollissima
SwallowHirundo rustica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
ShagGulosus aristotelis
KnotCalidris canutus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
SanderlingCalidris alba
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
TealAnas crecca
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SiskinSpinus spinus
RookCorvus frugilegus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
RavenCorvus corax
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Common TernSterna hirundo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummer

2025

Helophilus pendulus · Syrphus torvus · Large Red Damselfly · Eristalis intricaria

Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2025

Sand Sedge · Field Pansy · Cuckooflower

Sand SedgeCarex arenaria
Field PansyViola arvensis2024
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,218 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Curlew · Redshank · Common Gull +64

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CurlewNumenius arquata
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
DunlinCalidris alpina
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
LinnetLinaria cannabina
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
WigeonMareca penelope
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
JackdawColoeus monedula
EiderSomateria mollissima
SwallowHirundo rustica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
ShagGulosus aristotelis
KnotCalidris canutus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
SanderlingCalidris alba
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
TealAnas crecca
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SiskinSpinus spinus
RookCorvus frugilegus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
RavenCorvus corax
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Common TernSterna hirundo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummer

2025

Helophilus pendulus · Syrphus torvus · Large Red Damselfly · Eristalis intricaria

Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2025

Sand Sedge · Field Pansy · Cuckooflower

Sand SedgeCarex arenaria
Field PansyViola arvensis2024
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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