🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
↑ Share
Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › Highlands and Islands › Orkney Islands Getting here
59.08723, -3.17896
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Redwing, Whooper Swan, Goldeneye +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Redwing, Whooper Swan, Goldeneye +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Rose, Austin's Bog-moss, Common Haircap +14 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Japanese Rose, Austin's Bog-moss, Common Haircap +14 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Heath Bumblebee, Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) cholodkovskyi, Emperor Moth +14 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Heath Bumblebee, Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) cholodkovskyi, Emperor Moth +14 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Mollisia fuscoparaphysata · last seen 2017; Fungi — Mollisia fuscoparaphysata · last seen 2017
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Orkney Prehistory Loop Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Orkney Prehistory Loop Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→ How useful was the information on this page?
Something wrong on this page?
id: cfd92d33-77d4-4a3c-880c-b21871aeab0b
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours GetYourGuide Promote here
Wildlife to spot
2,099 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 2,099 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Curlew · Oystercatcher · Greylag Goose · Whimbrel · Redwing +42
Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Greylag Goose Anser anser Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Great Skua Stercorarius skua Skylark Alauda arvensis Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Common Gull Larus canus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Raven Corvus corax Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Pintail Anas acuta Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunlin Calidris alpina Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Redshank Tringa totanus Rock Dove Columba livia Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2024 Ragged-Robin · Oxeye Daisy · Kidney Vetch · Lady's Bedstraw · Northern Marsh-orchid +10
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,099 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Curlew · Oystercatcher · Greylag Goose · Whimbrel · Redwing +42
Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Greylag Goose Anser anser Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Great Skua Stercorarius skua Skylark Alauda arvensis Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Common Gull Larus canus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Raven Corvus corax Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Pintail Anas acuta Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunlin Calidris alpina Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Redshank Tringa totanus Rock Dove Columba livia Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2024 Ragged-Robin · Oxeye Daisy · Kidney Vetch · Lady's Bedstraw · Northern Marsh-orchid +10
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago
Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Nootka Lupin Lupinus nootkatensis
Nootka Lupin Lupinus nootkatensis
Crowberry Empetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum
Crowberry Empetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum 