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Chapel Brae (burial ground + site of Our Lady's Chapel C14)

📷 Ian Balcombe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
✦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

🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Goldcrest +103 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Goldcrest +103 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Lady's Bedstraw, Red Campion, Thrift +45 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lady's Bedstraw, Red Campion, Thrift +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum, Blue-tailed Damselfly +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum, Blue-tailed Damselfly +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Rowan, Meadowsweet, Crowberry agg. +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

6,979 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,979 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Blackbird · Goldcrest · Chiffchaff · Woodcock · Willow Warbler +53

BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CurlewNumenius arquata
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RavenCorvus corax
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SwallowHirundo rustica
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pallas's WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Rock DoveColumba livia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Common GullLarus canus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
RedshankTringa totanus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
WigeonMareca penelope
FieldfareTurdus pilaris

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Insects6 species

summer

2025

Black Darter · Common Earwig · Emerald Damselfly · Sericomyia silentis · Green Dock Beetle +1

Black DarterSympetrum danae
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans

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Plants35 species

summer

2025

Lady's Bedstraw · Thrift · Meadowsweet · Oxeye Daisy · Lousewort +30

Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
ThriftArmeria maritima
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
CleaversGalium aparine

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,979 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Blackbird · Goldcrest · Chiffchaff · Woodcock · Willow Warbler +53

BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CurlewNumenius arquata
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RavenCorvus corax
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SwallowHirundo rustica
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pallas's WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Rock DoveColumba livia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Common GullLarus canus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
RedshankTringa totanus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
WigeonMareca penelope
FieldfareTurdus pilaris

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Black Darter · Common Earwig · Emerald Damselfly · Sericomyia silentis · Green Dock Beetle +1

Black DarterSympetrum danae
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans

🌿

Plants35 species

summer

2025

Lady's Bedstraw · Thrift · Meadowsweet · Oxeye Daisy · Lousewort +30

Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
ThriftArmeria maritima
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
CleaversGalium aparine

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Balcombe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Tomisons AcademyUrban park1.8 km→✦Tomb of the OttersHistoric site2.1 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→✦Site of Halcro Castle (C13)Historic site200 m→✦Site: Iron Age broch and settlementHistoric site1.3 km→✦St Andrew's Chapel (site - early 14C)Historic site1.3 km→

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