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58.37843, -3.26567
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Coal Tit
- 🍄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
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Coal Tit
- 🍄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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Coal Tit, Chaffinch +43 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Coal Tit, Chaffinch +43 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh Saxifrage, Cross-leaved Heath, Jacobaea +61 more · last seen 2017
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Bog Jellydisc, Cubed Fold Truffle, Stereocaulon evolutum +5 more · last seen 2018
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Lybster to Whaligoe)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG11Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
1,073 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,073 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
springsummer
2024▾
Meadow Pipit · Crossbill · Stonechat · Coal Tit · Arctic Skua +5
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2023
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Hawker · Black Darter
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2024
Marsh Saxifrage · Wavy Hair-Grass · Heath Rush · Cross-leaved Heath · Tormentil +117
- Marsh SaxifrageSaxifraga hirculus
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2019
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2019
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2019
- TormentilPotentilla erecta2019
- Water-StarwortCallitriche
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,073 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
springsummer
2024▾
Meadow Pipit · Crossbill · Stonechat · Coal Tit · Arctic Skua +5
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2023
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Hawker · Black Darter
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2024
Marsh Saxifrage · Wavy Hair-Grass · Heath Rush · Cross-leaved Heath · Tormentil +117
- Marsh SaxifrageSaxifraga hirculus
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2019
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2019
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2019
- TormentilPotentilla erecta2019
- Water-StarwortCallitriche
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
White CloverTrifolium repens2019White CloverTrifolium repens2019Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2019Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2019Early Hair-grassAira praecox2019Early Hair-grassAira praecox2019Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina2019Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina2019Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019Common BentAgrostis capillaris2019Common BentAgrostis capillaris2019ColtsfootTussilago farfara2019ColtsfootTussilago farfara2019DaisyBellis perennis2019DaisyBellis perennis2019Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019EyebrightEuphrasia2019EyebrightEuphrasia2019SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2019Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2019Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2019Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2019Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2019Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2019Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2019GorseUlex europaeus2019GorseUlex europaeus2019Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2019Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2019Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2019Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019Oval SedgeCarex leporina2019Oval SedgeCarex leporina2019Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2019Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2019Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta2019Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta2019Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2019Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2019Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2019Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2019Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa2019Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa2019New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2019New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2019Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2019Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2019Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2019Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2019Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2019Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2019PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2019PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2019American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2019American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2019BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2019BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2019Mat-grassNardus stricta2019Mat-grassNardus stricta2019Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2019Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2019Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris2019Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris2019Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2019Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2019Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2019Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2019Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2019Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2019Sagina apetalaSagina apetala2019Sagina apetalaSagina apetala2019Water MintMentha aquatica2019Water MintMentha aquatica2019Downy BirchBetula pubescens2019Downy BirchBetula pubescens2019BlinksMontia fontana2019BlinksMontia fontana2019Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua2019Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua2019SilverweedPotentilla anserina2019SilverweedPotentilla anserina2019Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2019Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2019Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2019Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2019Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2019Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2019Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2019Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2019Greater PlantainPlantago major2019Greater PlantainPlantago major2019Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2019Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2019Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea2019Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea2019Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019Bell HeatherErica cinerea2019Bell HeatherErica cinerea2019Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2019Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2019Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2019Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2019Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2019Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2019Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2019Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2019Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2019Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2019Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2019Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2019Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2019Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2019Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2019Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2019Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2019Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2019Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2019PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2019Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2019Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2019Common VetchVicia sativa2019Common VetchVicia sativa2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2019Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2019BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2019Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2019HeatherCalluna vulgaris2019HeatherCalluna vulgaris2019Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2019Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2019Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2019Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2019Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2019Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2019Star SedgeCarex echinata2019Star SedgeCarex echinata2019Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2019Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2019DandelionTaraxacum2019DandelionTaraxacum2019FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2019FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2019Tufted VetchVicia cracca2019Tufted VetchVicia cracca2019Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2019Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2019Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2019Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2019Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2019Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2019Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2019Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2019Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2019Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2019Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2019Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2019MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2019Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2019Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2019Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2019CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2019CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2019Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2019Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2019Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2019Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2019HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2019Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2019Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2019Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2019Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2019Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2019Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2019Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2019False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2019False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2019Common SedgeCarex nigra2019Common SedgeCarex nigra2019Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019Creeping WillowSalix repens2019Creeping WillowSalix repens2019Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2019Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2019Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2019Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2019RowanSorbus aucuparia2019RowanSorbus aucuparia2019