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Getting here
57.95087, -4.52962
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Siskin and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Siskin and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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 — Siskin, Meadow Pipit, Swallow +54 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Siskin, Meadow Pipit, Swallow +54 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Scotch Argus +45 more · last seen 2015
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Soft-rush, Estuarine Sedge, Tufted Hair-grass +239 more · last seen 2017
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust · last seen 2010
Varies
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
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Wildlife to spot
1,716 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,716 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Meadow Pipit · Swallow · Raven · Woodpigeon · Jay +19
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwiftApus apus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
Red Squirrel · Sika Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Sika DeerCervus nippon2024
🌿Plants108 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Tufted Hair-grass · Tormentil · Soft-rush · Heather · Juniper +103
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- JuniperJuniperus communis2021
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,716 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Meadow Pipit · Swallow · Raven · Woodpigeon · Jay +19
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwiftApus apus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
Red Squirrel · Sika Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Sika DeerCervus nippon2024
🌿Plants108 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Tufted Hair-grass · Tormentil · Soft-rush · Heather · Juniper +103
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- JuniperJuniperus communis2021
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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