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Getting here
58.08620, -3.79587
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Robin
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Robin, Grey Heron +58 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Robin, Grey Heron +58 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +31 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Soft-rush, Heather +156 more · last seen 2016
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Mallrug, Mallryg · last seen 2011
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Brora to Helmsdale)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG07Local walking route
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Detail - Carn Bran Broch, Glen Loth
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,283 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,283 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Stonechat · Woodcock · Grey Wagtail · Willow Warbler +20
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- SiskinSpinus spinus2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- CuckooCuculus canorus2021
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
- DipperCinclus cinclus2019
🦎Reptiles2 species
springautumn
2021▾
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus2020
🐝Insects8 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum · Common Carder Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Bumblebee +3
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2022
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris
- BumblebeeBombus2022
Sweet Vernal-grass · Wavy Hair-Grass · daffodils · Great Wood-rush · Tormentil +96
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2021
- daffodilsNarcissus
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2021
- TormentilPotentilla erecta2021
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,283 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Stonechat · Woodcock · Grey Wagtail · Willow Warbler +20
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- SiskinSpinus spinus2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- CuckooCuculus canorus2021
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
- DipperCinclus cinclus2019
🦎Reptiles2 species
springautumn
2021▾
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus2020
🐝Insects8 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum · Common Carder Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Bumblebee +3
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2022
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris
- BumblebeeBombus2022
Sweet Vernal-grass · Wavy Hair-Grass · daffodils · Great Wood-rush · Tormentil +96
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2021
- daffodilsNarcissus
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2021
- TormentilPotentilla erecta2021
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Heath Bumblebee
Heath Bumblebee
Bombus jonellus2020
Bombus jonellus2020
Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2022Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2022Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2022Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola20222021
2021
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2021Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2021Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2021Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2021Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2021Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2021CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2021Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2021Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2021Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2021Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2021BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2021BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2021Mat-grassNardus stricta2021Mat-grassNardus stricta2021Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2021Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2021Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2021Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2021Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2021Eared WillowSalix aurita2021Eared WillowSalix aurita2021CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2021CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2021Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2021Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2021Marsh VioletViola palustris2021Marsh VioletViola palustris2021Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2021Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2021Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021Bell HeatherErica cinerea2021Bell HeatherErica cinerea2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021Euphrasia arctica subsp. borealisEuphrasia arctica subsp. borealis2020Euphrasia arctica subsp. borealisEuphrasia arctica subsp. borealis2020PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2020PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2020FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2020FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2020Velvet BentAgrostis canina2021Velvet BentAgrostis canina2021Mountain EverlastingAntennaria dioica2021Mountain EverlastingAntennaria dioica2021Stiff SedgeCarex bigelowii2021Stiff SedgeCarex bigelowii2021CloudberryRubus chamaemorus2021CloudberryRubus chamaemorus2021Dwarf CornelCornus suecica2021Dwarf CornelCornus suecica2021Alpine Lady's-mantleAlchemilla alpina2021Alpine Lady's-mantleAlchemilla alpina2021Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2021Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2021Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2021Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2021Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2021Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2021Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2021Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora2021Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora2021Alpine BearberryArctostaphylos alpinus2021Alpine BearberryArctostaphylos alpinus2021Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2021Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2021Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2021Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2021Alpine ClubmossDiphasiastrum alpinum2021Alpine ClubmossDiphasiastrum alpinum2021Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2021Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2021Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara2021Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara2021Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2021Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2020Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2020Little Kneeling EyebrightEuphrasia confusa2020Little Kneeling EyebrightEuphrasia confusa2020DaisyBellis perennis2020DaisyBellis perennis2020Bush VetchVicia sepium2020Bush VetchVicia sepium2020Salix caprea subsp. capreaSalix caprea subsp. caprea2020Salix caprea subsp. capreaSalix caprea subsp. caprea2020Betula pubescens subsp. tortuosaBetula pubescens subsp. tortuosa2020Betula pubescens subsp. tortuosaBetula pubescens subsp. tortuosa2020Wild ThymeThymus drucei2020Wild ThymeThymus drucei2020Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2020Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2020Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2020Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2020Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2020Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2020Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2020Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2020Common BentAgrostis capillaris2020Common BentAgrostis capillaris2020GorseUlex europaeus2020GorseUlex europaeus2020Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2020Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2020Greater PlantainPlantago major2020Greater PlantainPlantago major2020Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2020Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2020Rhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllusRhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllus2020Rhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllusRhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllus2020BrackenPteridium aquilinum2020BrackenPteridium aquilinum2020Japanese CrabMalus floribunda2020Japanese CrabMalus floribunda2020Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2020Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2020YarrowAchillea millefolium2020YarrowAchillea millefolium2020Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2020Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2020Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2020Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2020Glaucous Dog-RoseRosa vosagiaca2020Glaucous Dog-RoseRosa vosagiaca2020Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2020Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2020Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2020Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2020Common Slender EyebrightEuphrasia micrantha2020Common Slender EyebrightEuphrasia micrantha2020Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2020Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2020Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2020Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2020Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2020Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2020Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2020Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2020Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2020Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2020Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2020Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2020ColtsfootTussilago farfara2020ColtsfootTussilago farfara2020Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2020Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2020Red CloverTrifolium pratense2020Red CloverTrifolium pratense2020Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2020Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2020Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2020Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2020Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2020Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2020Red FescueFestuca rubra2020Red FescueFestuca rubra2020Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta2020Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta2020PignutConopodium majus2020PignutConopodium majus2020Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2020Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2020Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2020Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2020Toad RushJuncus bufonius2020Toad RushJuncus bufonius2020Lodgepole PinePinus contorta2020Lodgepole PinePinus contorta2020AlderAlnus glutinosa2020AlderAlnus glutinosa2020