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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 🍄 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Black-backed Gull, Greylag Goose, Black Guillemot +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Black-backed Gull, Greylag Goose, Black Guillemot +59 more · last seen 2025
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Slender Scottish Eyebright, an Eyebright +119 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Slender Scottish Eyebright, an Eyebright +119 more · last seen 2016
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🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Cladonia uncialis subsp. biuncialis, Cladonia ciliata var. tenuis, Cetraria aculeata +3 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Cladonia uncialis subsp. biuncialis, Cladonia ciliata var. tenuis, Cetraria aculeata +3 more · last seen 2015
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Plants — Autumn Hawkbit, Crowberry, Common Chickweed +7 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
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Strandbrough Walking route ▾
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Show on map Loch Funzie, Da Snap and Aith Walking route ▾
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Show on map Papil Water Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Haltlands - Finnigarth - Northdale Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hammersness Walking route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
723 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 723 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Shag · Black Guillemot · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Great Skua +48
Shag Gulosus aristotelis Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Skua Stercorarius skua Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Dunlin Calidris alpina Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2023 Redshank Tringa totanus2023 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Rock Dove Columba livia Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Turnstone Arenaria interpres2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Puffin Fratercula arctica2022 Gannet Morus bassanus Eider Somateria mollissima House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Twite Linaria flavirostris2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2022 Razorbill Alca torda2022 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2016 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Merlin Falco columbarius2023 Teal Anas crecca2023 Ruff Calidris pugnax2023 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2023 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2023 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2021 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2016 Grey Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Wood Tiger
Wood Tiger Parasemia plantaginis 🌿 Plants 27 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Early-purple Orchid · Fairy Flax · Cuckooflower · Northern Rock-cress · Slender Scottish Eyebright +22
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2015 Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2015 Northern Rock-cress Arabidopsis petraea2016 Slender Scottish Eyebright Euphrasia scottica2015 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 723 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Shag · Black Guillemot · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Great Skua +48
Shag Gulosus aristotelis Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Skua Stercorarius skua Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Dunlin Calidris alpina Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2023 Redshank Tringa totanus2023 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Rock Dove Columba livia Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Turnstone Arenaria interpres2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Puffin Fratercula arctica2022 Gannet Morus bassanus Eider Somateria mollissima House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Twite Linaria flavirostris2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2022 Razorbill Alca torda2022 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2016 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Merlin Falco columbarius2023 Teal Anas crecca2023 Ruff Calidris pugnax2023 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2023 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2023 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2021 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2016 Grey Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Wood Tiger
Wood Tiger Parasemia plantaginis 🌿 Plants 27 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Early-purple Orchid · Fairy Flax · Cuckooflower · Northern Rock-cress · Slender Scottish Eyebright +22
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2015 Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2015 Northern Rock-cress Arabidopsis petraea2016 Slender Scottish Eyebright Euphrasia scottica2015 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Knotted Pearlwort
Knotted Pearlwort
Sagina nodosa2015
Sagina nodosa2015
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia2015
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia2015
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2015
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2015
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2015
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2015
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile2015
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile2015
Slender-Leaved Pondweed Stuckenia filiformis2015
Slender-Leaved Pondweed Stuckenia filiformis2015
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis2015
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis2015
Stiff Sedge Carex bigelowii2015
Stiff Sedge Carex bigelowii2015
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2015
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2015
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima2015
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima2015
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris2015
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris2015
Blinks Montia fontana2015
Blinks Montia fontana2015
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei2015
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei2015
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2015
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2015
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2015
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2015
Lesser Clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides2015
Lesser Clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides2015
Common Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris2015
Common Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris2015
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2015
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2015
Star Sedge Carex echinata2015
Star Sedge Carex echinata2015
an Eyebright Euphrasia ostenfeldii2015
an Eyebright Euphrasia ostenfeldii2015
Viviparous Sheep's-fescue Festuca vivipara2015
Viviparous Sheep's-fescue Festuca vivipara2015
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2015
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2015 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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