Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
57.55120, -7.33269
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Oystercatcher +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Oystercatcher +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Netrium digitus, Euastrum pectinatum, Cosmarium margaritiferum +50 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hebridean Way (Hiking)Walking route252 km▾
Hiking route along the length of the Outer Hebrides
Named routeLength 252 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Carinish Crofting Woodland PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Beinn LangaisWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Hebridean WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,927 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,927 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummer
2025▾
Mute Swan · Oystercatcher · Gadwall · Common Gull · Tufted Duck +43
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common GullLarus canus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- WigeonMareca penelope
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GannetMorus bassanus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
- DunlinCalidris alpina2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Common TernSterna hirundo2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Meloe brevicollis
- Meloe brevicollisMeloe brevicollis
Micrasterias denticulata · Oocystis elliptica · Staurodesmus dejectus · Euastrum pectinatum · Staurastrum alternans +33
- Micrasterias denticulataMicrasterias denticulata
- Oocystis ellipticaOocystis elliptica
- Staurodesmus dejectusStaurodesmus dejectus
- Euastrum pectinatumEuastrum pectinatum
- Staurastrum alternansStaurastrum alternans
- Netrium digitusNetrium digitus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,927 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummer
2025▾
Mute Swan · Oystercatcher · Gadwall · Common Gull · Tufted Duck +43
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common GullLarus canus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- WigeonMareca penelope
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GannetMorus bassanus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
- DunlinCalidris alpina2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Common TernSterna hirundo2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Meloe brevicollis
- Meloe brevicollisMeloe brevicollis
Micrasterias denticulata · Oocystis elliptica · Staurodesmus dejectus · Euastrum pectinatum · Staurastrum alternans +33
- Micrasterias denticulataMicrasterias denticulata
- Oocystis ellipticaOocystis elliptica
- Staurodesmus dejectusStaurodesmus dejectus
- Euastrum pectinatumEuastrum pectinatum
- Staurastrum alternansStaurastrum alternans
- Netrium digitusNetrium digitus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphaerocystis planctonica
Sphaerocystis planctonica
Sphaerocystis planctonica
Sphaerocystis planctonica
Staurodesmus connatusStaurodesmus connatusStaurodesmus connatusStaurodesmus connatusEuastrum gayanumEuastrum gayanumEuastrum gayanumEuastrum gayanumEuastrum crassumEuastrum crassumEuastrum crassumEuastrum crassumStaurastrum inflexumStaurastrum inflexumStaurastrum inflexumStaurastrum inflexumCosmarium margaritiferumCosmarium margaritiferumCosmarium margaritiferumCosmarium margaritiferumDesmidium grevilleiDesmidium grevilleiDesmidium grevilleiDesmidium grevilleiDocidium baculumDocidium baculumDocidium baculumDocidium baculumClosterium attenuatumClosterium attenuatumClosterium attenuatumClosterium attenuatumClosterium gracileClosterium gracileClosterium gracileClosterium gracileEuastrum pulchellumEuastrum pulchellumEuastrum pulchellumEuastrum pulchellumClosterium naviculaClosterium naviculaClosterium naviculaClosterium naviculaClosterium setaceumClosterium setaceumClosterium setaceumClosterium setaceumMicrasterias thomasiana var. notataMicrasterias thomasiana var. notataMicrasterias thomasiana var. notataMicrasterias thomasiana var. notataNetrium interruptumNetrium interruptumNetrium interruptumNetrium interruptumCosmarium brebissoniiCosmarium brebissoniiCosmarium brebissoniiCosmarium brebissoniiCosmarium punctulatum var. subpunctulatumCosmarium punctulatum var. subpunctulatumCosmarium punctulatum var. subpunctulatumCosmarium punctulatum var. subpunctulatumMicrasterias rotataMicrasterias rotataMicrasterias rotataMicrasterias rotataElakatothrix genevensisElakatothrix genevensisElakatothrix genevensisElakatothrix genevensisBambusina borreriBambusina borreriBambusina borreriBambusina borreriClosterium baillyanumClosterium baillyanumClosterium baillyanumClosterium baillyanumXanthidium antilopaeumXanthidium antilopaeumXanthidium antilopaeumXanthidium antilopaeumEuastrum ansatumEuastrum ansatumEuastrum ansatumEuastrum ansatumXanthidium armatumXanthidium armatumXanthidium armatumXanthidium armatumEuastrum insulareEuastrum insulareEuastrum insulareEuastrum insulareXanthidium octocorneXanthidium octocorneXanthidium octocorneXanthidium octocorneClosterium calosporumClosterium calosporumClosterium calosporumClosterium calosporumClosterium costatumClosterium costatumClosterium costatumClosterium costatumMicrasterias truncataMicrasterias truncataMicrasterias truncataMicrasterias truncataClosterium directumClosterium directumClosterium directumClosterium directumClosterium lunulaClosterium lunulaClosterium lunulaClosterium lunulaEuastrum oblongumEuastrum oblongumEuastrum oblongumEuastrum oblongum