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Carn a' Chladha Broch

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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
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

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🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Starling, Yellowhammer +41 more · last seen 2022; Birds — Chaffinch, Starling, Yellowhammer +41 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Stephostethus lardarius, Beraeodes minutus, Hydatophylax infumatus +3 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Stephostethus lardarius, Beraeodes minutus, Hydatophylax infumatus +3 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North Trail (John o' Groats)Mountain bike route223.7 km

Named routeLength 223.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

519 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

519 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winterspring

2022

Buzzard · Chaffinch · Starling · Yellowhammer · Dunnock +41

BuzzardButeo buteo2019
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2019
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2010
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2012
DunnockPrunella modularis2012
JackdawColoeus monedula2010
BlackbirdTurdus merula2010
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2010
RookCorvus frugilegus2015
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2010
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2010
Rock DoveColumba livia2010
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2010
GreenfinchChloris chloris2010
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2019
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2015
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2011
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2010
House SparrowPasser domesticus2010
Herring GullLarus argentatus2010
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2010
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2010
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2010
Great TitParus major
LinnetLinaria cannabina2015
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
Coal TitPeriparus ater2010
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2010
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2010
CurlewNumenius arquata2010
Greylag GooseAnser anser2010
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2010
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2010
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2010
LapwingVanellus vanellus2010
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2010
SnipeGallinago gallinago2010
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2010
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2010
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2010
Common GullLarus canus2010
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2010
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2010
RobinErithacus rubecula2010

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2011

Otter · Mole

OtterLutra lutra
MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects6 species

autumn

2024

Hydatophylax infumatus · Stephostethus lardarius · Beraeodes minutus · Emperor Moth · Oak Eggar +1

Hydatophylax infumatusHydatophylax infumatus
Stephostethus lardariusStephostethus lardarius
Beraeodes minutusBeraeodes minutus
Emperor MothSaturnia pavonia2019
Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus2015
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2015

🌿

Plants138 species

summer

2019

Ribwort Plantain · Marsh-marigold · Green-ribbed Sedge · Compact Rush · Ash +133

Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
AshFraxinus excelsior
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Common SedgeCarex nigra
Early Hair-grassAira praecox
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
White CloverTrifolium repens
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Greater PlantainPlantago major
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
CleaversGalium aparine
Mat-grassNardus stricta
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
DandelionTaraxacum
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
DaisyBellis perennis
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Common NettleUrtica dioica
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
GorseUlex europaeus
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Creeping WillowSalix repens
Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea
Northern BedstrawGalium boreale
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Common ChickweedStellaria media
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
EyebrightEuphrasia
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Water MintMentha aquatica
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Eared WillowSalix aurita
HazelCorylus avellana
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2010
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2010
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria
Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

519 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winterspring

2022

Buzzard · Chaffinch · Starling · Yellowhammer · Dunnock +41

BuzzardButeo buteo2019
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2019
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2010
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2012
DunnockPrunella modularis2012
JackdawColoeus monedula2010
BlackbirdTurdus merula2010
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2010
RookCorvus frugilegus2015
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2010
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2010
Rock DoveColumba livia2010
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2010
GreenfinchChloris chloris2010
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2019
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2015
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2011
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2010
House SparrowPasser domesticus2010
Herring GullLarus argentatus2010
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2010
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2010
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2010
Great TitParus major
LinnetLinaria cannabina2015
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
Coal TitPeriparus ater2010
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2010
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2010
CurlewNumenius arquata2010
Greylag GooseAnser anser2010
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2010
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2010
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2010
LapwingVanellus vanellus2010
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2010
SnipeGallinago gallinago2010
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2010
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2010
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2010
Common GullLarus canus2010
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2010
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2010
RobinErithacus rubecula2010

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2011

Otter · Mole

OtterLutra lutra
MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects6 species

autumn

2024

Hydatophylax infumatus · Stephostethus lardarius · Beraeodes minutus · Emperor Moth · Oak Eggar +1

Hydatophylax infumatusHydatophylax infumatus
Stephostethus lardariusStephostethus lardarius
Beraeodes minutusBeraeodes minutus
Emperor MothSaturnia pavonia2019
Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus2015
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2015

🌿

Plants138 species

summer

2019

Ribwort Plantain · Marsh-marigold · Green-ribbed Sedge · Compact Rush · Ash +133

Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
AshFraxinus excelsior
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Common SedgeCarex nigra
Early Hair-grassAira praecox
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
White CloverTrifolium repens
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Greater PlantainPlantago major
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
CleaversGalium aparine
Mat-grassNardus stricta
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
DandelionTaraxacum
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
DaisyBellis perennis
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Common NettleUrtica dioica
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
GorseUlex europaeus
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Creeping WillowSalix repens
Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea
Northern BedstrawGalium boreale
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Common ChickweedStellaria media
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
EyebrightEuphrasia
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Water MintMentha aquatica
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Eared WillowSalix aurita
HazelCorylus avellana
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2010
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2010
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria
Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter Gamble · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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