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▾ 🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Oystercatcher ✦ 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
🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Oystercatcher ✦ 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 — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Redshank +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Redshank +57 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Rosy Rustic, Dark Marbled Carpet +121 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Rosy Rustic, Dark Marbled Carpet +121 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Dandelion, Common Hemp-nettle +49 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Dandelion, Common Hemp-nettle +49 more · last seen 2025
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Plants — Dandelion, Common Hemp-nettle, Red Dead-nettle +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Photos Chapel footings, Bay of Meil, Orkney
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Wildlife to spot
11,939 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,939 records · National Biodiversity Network Curlew · Oystercatcher · Pied Wagtail · Long-tailed Duck · Greylag Goose +45
Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser Redshank Tringa totanus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Eider Somateria mollissima Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2023 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2023 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2023 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2021 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2021 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Common Gull Larus canus2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Ruff Calidris pugnax Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2023 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2023 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2021 Gannet Morus bassanus2021 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2021 Wigeon Mareca penelope2021 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020 🐝 Insects 22 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · Acrossus rufipes · Nicrophorus investigator · Common Wasp · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +17
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2022 Nicrophorus investigator Nicrophorus investigator2022 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2021 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2021 🌿 Plants 44 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Dandelion · Common Hemp-nettle · Common Fumitory · Thrift +39
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Dandelion Taraxacum Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis Thrift Armeria maritima Red Campion Silene dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,939 records · National Biodiversity Network Curlew · Oystercatcher · Pied Wagtail · Long-tailed Duck · Greylag Goose +45
Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser Redshank Tringa totanus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Eider Somateria mollissima Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2023 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2023 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2023 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2021 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2021 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Common Gull Larus canus2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Ruff Calidris pugnax Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2023 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2023 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2021 Gannet Morus bassanus2021 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2021 Wigeon Mareca penelope2021 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020 🐝 Insects 22 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · Acrossus rufipes · Nicrophorus investigator · Common Wasp · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +17
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2022 Nicrophorus investigator Nicrophorus investigator2022 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2021 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2021 🌿 Plants 44 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Dandelion · Common Hemp-nettle · Common Fumitory · Thrift +39
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Dandelion Taraxacum Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis Thrift Armeria maritima Red Campion Silene dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Hawker
Common Hawker
Aeshna juncea2024
Aeshna juncea2024
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2024
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2024
Scaeva selenitica Scaeva selenitica2023
Scaeva selenitica Scaeva selenitica2023
Tipula fascipennis Tipula fascipennis2023
Tipula fascipennis Tipula fascipennis2023
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2023
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2023
Hemicrepidius hirtus Hemicrepidius hirtus2023
Hemicrepidius hirtus Hemicrepidius hirtus2023
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2022
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2022
Syrphus Syrphus2022
Syrphus Syrphus2022
Agrypnia varia Agrypnia varia2022
Agrypnia varia Agrypnia varia2022
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2022
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2022
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2022
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2022
Great Yellow Bumblebee Bombus distinguendus2022
Great Yellow Bumblebee Bombus distinguendus2022
Black Gem Microchrysa cyaneiventris2022
Black Gem Microchrysa cyaneiventris2022
Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum2021
Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum2021
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2021
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2021
Wall Mason Wasp Ancistrocerus parietinus2020
Wall Mason Wasp Ancistrocerus parietinus2020
Tree Wasp Dolichovespula sylvestris2020
Tree Wasp Dolichovespula sylvestris2020 Sea-Milkwort
Sea-Milkwort
Lysimachia maritima
Lysimachia maritima
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis
Common Scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis
Common Scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2022
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2022
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Wild Pansy Viola tricolor
Wild Pansy Viola tricolor
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima
Watercress Nasturtium officinale
Watercress Nasturtium officinale
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Sea Campion Silene uniflora
Sea Campion Silene uniflora
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Atriplex prostrata Atriplex prostrata
Atriplex prostrata Atriplex prostrata
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Spring Squill Scilla verna
Spring Squill Scilla verna
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Geranium robertianum subsp. maritimum Geranium robertianum subsp. maritimum
Geranium robertianum subsp. maritimum Geranium robertianum subsp. maritimum
Sea Sandwort Honckenya peploides
Sea Sandwort Honckenya peploides
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Sea Spleenwort Asplenium marinum
Sea Spleenwort Asplenium marinum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris2024
Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris2024
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha2023
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha2023
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2022
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2022
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2020
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2020 