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Clouduhal Cist (and possible chambered cairn)

📷 Ian Balcombe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whimbrel and Goldeneye
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whimbrel and Goldeneye
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Whimbrel, Goldeneye, Redwing +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Whimbrel, Goldeneye, Redwing +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown +75 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown +75 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sea Arrowgrass, Heath Bedstraw, Lady's Bedstraw +134 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sea Arrowgrass, Heath Bedstraw, Lady's Bedstraw +134 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Whimbrel, Goldeneye, Redwing +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Whimbrel, Goldeneye, Redwing +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Crowberry agg., Common Sorrel +8 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Hoxa HeadWalking route

Named routeOrkney walks

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

9,744 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,744 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

summer

2025

Wren · Herring Gull · Curlew · Common Gull · Whimbrel +52

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common GullLarus canus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Rock DoveColumba livia
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SwallowHirundo rustica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedshankTringa totanus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
GannetMorus bassanus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SnipeGallinago gallinago
LapwingVanellus vanellus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
EiderSomateria mollissima
RavenCorvus corax
SanderlingCalidris alba
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
WigeonMareca penelope
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus2024
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Little TernSternula albifrons2024

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Insects4 species

summer

2024

Scathophaga stercoraria · Cheilosia illustrata · Broad Centurion · Acrossus rufipes

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes

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Plants17 species

summer

2025

Heath Bedstraw · Crowberry agg. · Changing Forget-me-not · Sea-Milkwort · Sea Arrowgrass +12

Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima
Sea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritima
Greater Sea-spurreySpergularia media
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,744 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

summer

2025

Wren · Herring Gull · Curlew · Common Gull · Whimbrel +52

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common GullLarus canus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Rock DoveColumba livia
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SwallowHirundo rustica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedshankTringa totanus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
GannetMorus bassanus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SnipeGallinago gallinago
LapwingVanellus vanellus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
EiderSomateria mollissima
RavenCorvus corax
SanderlingCalidris alba
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
WigeonMareca penelope
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus2024
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Little TernSternula albifrons2024

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2024

Scathophaga stercoraria · Cheilosia illustrata · Broad Centurion · Acrossus rufipes

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes

🌿

Plants17 species

summer

2025

Heath Bedstraw · Crowberry agg. · Changing Forget-me-not · Sea-Milkwort · Sea Arrowgrass +12

Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima
Sea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritima
Greater Sea-spurreySpergularia media
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Ian Balcombe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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