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Cist (early Bronze Age)

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Whooper Swan
✦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

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Whooper Swan
✦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

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Whimbrel +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Whimbrel +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Whimbrel +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Whimbrel +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Scottish Primrose, Coltsfoot, Primrose +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Scottish Primrose, Coltsfoot, Primrose +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Yesnaby TrailWalking route

Named routeRef RW 49Local walking route

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Orkney Prehistory Loop RideCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

3,144 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,144 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds63 species

springautumn

2025

Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Mute Swan · Whimbrel · Swallow +58

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Greylag GooseAnser anser
LapwingVanellus vanellus
PintailAnas acuta
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RavenCorvus corax
Common GullLarus canus
GadwallMareca strepera
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CootFulica atra
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
LinnetLinaria cannabina
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common TernSterna hirundo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedshankTringa totanus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TealAnas crecca
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WigeonMareca penelope2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CuckooCuculus canorus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024

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Plants6 species

springsummer

2025

Scottish Primrose · Coltsfoot · Primrose · Corn Spurrey · Common Hemp-nettle +1

Scottish PrimrosePrimula scotica
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,144 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

springautumn

2025

Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Mute Swan · Whimbrel · Swallow +58

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Greylag GooseAnser anser
LapwingVanellus vanellus
PintailAnas acuta
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RavenCorvus corax
Common GullLarus canus
GadwallMareca strepera
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CootFulica atra
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
LinnetLinaria cannabina
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common TernSterna hirundo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedshankTringa totanus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TealAnas crecca
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WigeonMareca penelope2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CuckooCuculus canorus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024

🌿

Plants6 species

springsummer

2025

Scottish Primrose · Coltsfoot · Primrose · Corn Spurrey · Common Hemp-nettle +1

Scottish PrimrosePrimula scotica
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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