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Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
57.95700, -4.55295
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Bullfinch and Jay
- 🍄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
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Bullfinch and Jay
- 🍄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 — Bullfinch, Jay, Chaffinch +37 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Bullfinch, Jay, Chaffinch +37 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Penny Bun, Birch Milkcap, Torth Felen +27 more · last seen 2022
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Scotch Argus, Common Blue +33 more · last seen 2018
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Soft-rush, Tufted Hair-grass, Estuarine Sedge +256 more · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Cape Wrath)Mountain bike route133.3 km▾
Named routeLength 133.3 kmNational Cycle Network
Great North Trail (John o' Groats)Mountain bike route223.7 km▾
Named routeLength 223.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Photos
Carn Mor Broch beside Birchfield Farm
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,183 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,183 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Bullfinch · Swallow · Raven · Meadow Pipit · Jay +22
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwiftApus apus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Red Squirrel · Sika Deer · Pine Marten
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Sika DeerCervus nippon
- Pine MartenMartes martes
Penny Bun · Birch Milkcap · Deadly Webcap · Plums And Custard · Tawny Grisette +21
- Penny BunBoletus edulis
- Birch MilkcapLactarius tabidus
- Deadly WebcapCortinarius rubellus
- Plums And CustardTricholomopsis rutilans
- Tawny GrisetteAmanita fulva2021
- The MillerClitopilus prunulus2021
Cat's-ear · Sea Plantain · Tormentil · Broom · Festuca rubra +64
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,183 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Bullfinch · Swallow · Raven · Meadow Pipit · Jay +22
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwiftApus apus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Red Squirrel · Sika Deer · Pine Marten
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Sika DeerCervus nippon
- Pine MartenMartes martes
Penny Bun · Birch Milkcap · Deadly Webcap · Plums And Custard · Tawny Grisette +21
- Penny BunBoletus edulis
- Birch MilkcapLactarius tabidus
- Deadly WebcapCortinarius rubellus
- Plums And CustardTricholomopsis rutilans
- Tawny GrisetteAmanita fulva2021
- The MillerClitopilus prunulus2021
Cat's-ear · Sea Plantain · Tormentil · Broom · Festuca rubra +64
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Primrose Brittlegill
Primrose Brittlegill
Russula sardonia2021
Russula sardonia2021
Brown Birch BoleteLeccinum scabrum2021Brown Birch BoleteLeccinum scabrum2021Greyshank BoleteLeccinum cyaneobasileucum2021Greyshank BoleteLeccinum cyaneobasileucum2021Lactarius necatorLactarius necator2021Lactarius necatorLactarius necator2021Suede BoleteXerocomus subtomentosus2021Suede BoleteXerocomus subtomentosus2021Bovine BoleteSuillus bovinus2021Bovine BoleteSuillus bovinus2021Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens2021Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens2021Humpback BrittlegillRussula caerulea2021Humpback BrittlegillRussula caerulea2021Hintapink BrittlegillRussula paludosa2021Hintapink BrittlegillRussula paludosa2021Bolete MouldHypomyces chrysospermus2021Bolete MouldHypomyces chrysospermus2021Velvet BoleteSuillus variegatus2021Velvet BoleteSuillus variegatus2021Yellow Swamp BrittlegillRussula claroflava2021Yellow Swamp BrittlegillRussula claroflava2021Fly AgaricAmanita muscaria var. muscaria2021Fly AgaricAmanita muscaria var. muscaria2021Birch BrittlegillRussula betularum2021Birch BrittlegillRussula betularum2021Orange Birch BoleteLeccinum versipelle2021Orange Birch BoleteLeccinum versipelle2021Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2021Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2021Amanita excelsa var. excelsaAmanita excelsa var. excelsa2021Amanita excelsa var. excelsaAmanita excelsa var. excelsa2021False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca2021False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca2021Saffron MilkcapLactarius deliciosus2021Saffron MilkcapLactarius deliciosus2021Peppery BoleteChalciporus piperatus2021Peppery BoleteChalciporus piperatus2021Soft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaPoa pratensisPoa pratensisPoa pratensisPoa pratensisHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaCarex viridulaCarex viridulaCarex viridulaCarex viridulaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisHybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsiiHybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsiiBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisAgrostis caninaAgrostis caninaAgrostis caninaAgrostis caninaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisMarsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2021Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2021Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2021Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2021Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum2021Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum2021Water MintMentha aquatica2021Water MintMentha aquatica2021WoodruffGalium odoratum2021WoodruffGalium odoratum2021Tea-leaved WillowSalix phylicifolia2021Tea-leaved WillowSalix phylicifolia2021Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2021Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2021Red FescueFestuca rubra2021Red FescueFestuca rubra2021SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2021Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2021Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2021Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2021HazelCorylus avellana2021HazelCorylus avellana2021BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2021Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2021Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2021Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2021Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2021Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2021