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57.21484, -5.94818
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Little Grebe
- ✦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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Little Grebe
- ✦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 — Lapwing, Little Grebe, Mallard +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Lapwing, Little Grebe, Mallard +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Magpie Moth, Hieroglyphic Ladybird, Common Darter +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Yellow-sedge, Marsh-bedstraw, Carnation Sedge +273 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Anthracoidea karii, Russet Toughshank, Nettle Clustercup Rust +1 more · last seen 2020
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broadford Community WoodlandWalking route▾
Skye Trail - Stage 7Walking route20 km▾
Named routeLength 20 kmRegional walking route
Skye Trail - Stage 6Walking route16.5 km▾
Named routeLength 16.5 kmRegional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
4,267 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,267 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHooded Crow · Lesser Redpoll · Grasshopper Warbler · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Goldfinch +29
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- GannetMorus bassanus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Slow-worm
Drab Griever · Mystacides azurea · Leuctra fusca · Silo nigricornis
- Drab GrieverDolerus nigratus
- Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2024
- Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca2024
- Silo nigricornisSilo nigricornis2024
🌿Plants121 species
springautumn
2025▾
Least Stonewort · Stone Bramble · Mountain Avens · Wild Strawberry · Spear Thistle +116
- Least StonewortNitella confervacea
- Stone BrambleRubus saxatilis
- Mountain AvensDryas octopetala
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,267 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHooded Crow · Lesser Redpoll · Grasshopper Warbler · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Goldfinch +29
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- GannetMorus bassanus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Slow-worm
Drab Griever · Mystacides azurea · Leuctra fusca · Silo nigricornis
- Drab GrieverDolerus nigratus
- Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2024
- Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca2024
- Silo nigricornisSilo nigricornis2024
🌿Plants121 species
springautumn
2025▾
Least Stonewort · Stone Bramble · Mountain Avens · Wild Strawberry · Spear Thistle +116
- Least StonewortNitella confervacea
- Stone BrambleRubus saxatilis
- Mountain AvensDryas octopetala
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2024New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2024Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2024Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2024Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2024Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2024Wild ThymeThymus drucei2024Wild ThymeThymus drucei2024Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2024Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Rock SedgeCarex rupestris2024Rock SedgeCarex rupestris2024Alpine CinquefoilPotentilla crantzii2024Alpine CinquefoilPotentilla crantzii2024Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natansBroad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natansBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataLeast Bur-reedSparganium natansLeast Bur-reedSparganium natansSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024HazelCorylus avellana2024HazelCorylus avellana2024Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2024Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2024Mat-grassNardus stricta2024Mat-grassNardus stricta2024Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2024Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024ShoreweedLittorella uniflora2024ShoreweedLittorella uniflora2024Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata2024Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Various-leaved PondweedPotamogeton gramineus2024Various-leaved PondweedPotamogeton gramineus2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum2024Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2024Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2024Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris2024Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris2024Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024Sagina apetalaSagina apetala2024Sagina apetalaSagina apetala2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Slender RushJuncus tenuis2024Slender RushJuncus tenuis2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2024Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Utricularia vulgarisUtricularia vulgaris2024Utricularia vulgarisUtricularia vulgaris2024Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Fen PondweedPotamogeton coloratus2024Fen PondweedPotamogeton coloratus2024GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2024GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Water MintMentha aquatica2024Water MintMentha aquatica2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024BlinksMontia fontana2024BlinksMontia fontana2024Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara2024Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Downy BirchBetula pubescens2024Downy BirchBetula pubescens2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2024Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2024Common SedgeCarex nigra2024Common SedgeCarex nigra2024RoseRosa2024RoseRosa2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024Common ReedPhragmites australis2024Common ReedPhragmites australis2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Alpine BistortBistorta vivipara2024Alpine BistortBistorta vivipara2024Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2024Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2024Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2024Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2024Mountain EverlastingAntennaria dioica2024Mountain EverlastingAntennaria dioica2024Green SpleenwortAsplenium viride2024Green SpleenwortAsplenium viride2024Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2024Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2024Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2024Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2024Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2024RamsonsAllium ursinum2024RamsonsAllium ursinum2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Eared WillowSalix aurita2024Eared WillowSalix aurita2024Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2024Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2024Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2024Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2024Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024Alpine Lady's-mantleAlchemilla alpina2024Alpine Lady's-mantleAlchemilla alpina2024BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2024BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2024Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora2024Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Yellow SaxifrageSaxifraga aizoides2024Yellow SaxifrageSaxifraga aizoides2024Black Bog-rushSchoenus nigricans2024Black Bog-rushSchoenus nigricans2024Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2024Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2024Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. filicaulisAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. filicaulis2024Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. filicaulisAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. filicaulis2024Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024HawkweedHieracium2024HawkweedHieracium2024Mountain MelickMelica nutans2024Mountain MelickMelica nutans2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024