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Coldoch Broch

📷 Ian Paterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Woodpigeon
🌿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

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Woodpigeon
🌿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

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🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Soft-rush, Elder, Tufted Hair-grass +96 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Soft-rush, Elder, Tufted Hair-grass +96 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Hazel, Blackthorn +16 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly · last seen 2019; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 765Cycling route

Named routeRef 765National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route90 m

Named routeRef 765Length 90 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route147 m

Named routeRef 765Length 147 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.5 km

Named routeRef 765Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,025 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,025 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

spring

2025

Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Great Tit +73

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
RookCorvus frugilegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
JayGarrulus glandarius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
SiskinSpinus spinus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
NuthatchSitta europaea
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
MagpiePica pica2023
TealAnas crecca2017
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Common GullLarus canus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2021
RedshankTringa totanus2021
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2018
RavenCorvus corax2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2022
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2021
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2019
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2019
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2018
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2017
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2017

🦌

Mammals8 species

winterspring

2025

Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Beaver · Rabbit +3

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
BeaverCastor fiber2021
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019
OtterLutra lutra
MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2019

Blue-tailed Damselfly

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans

🌿

Plants100 species

summer

2020

Perennial Sow-thistle · Soft-rush · Elder · Tufted Hair-grass · Sycamore +95

Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017
ElderSambucus nigra2017
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2017
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2019
HazelCorylus avellana2017
YewTaxus baccata2017
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2017
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2017
DaisyBellis perennis2017
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2017
BrambleRubus fruticosus2017
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2017
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2017
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2017
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2017
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2017
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2017
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2017
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2017
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2017
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2017
Common NettleUrtica dioica2017
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2017
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2017
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2017
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2017
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2017
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2017
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017
White CloverTrifolium repens2017
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2017
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2017
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2017
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2017
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2017
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2017
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2017
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2017
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2017
DandelionTaraxacum2017
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2017
Hedera helixHedera helix2017
Common ChickweedStellaria media2017
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2017
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2017
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2017
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2017
CleaversGalium aparine2017
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2017
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2017
Rosa caesiaRosa caesia2017
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2017
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2017
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2017
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2017
YarrowAchillea millefolium2017
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2017
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2017
BeechFagus sylvatica2017
Silver BirchBetula pendula2017
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2017
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2017
CherryPrunus2017
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2017
RowanSorbus aucuparia2017
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2017
PignutConopodium majus2017
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017
daffodilsNarcissus2017
AshFraxinus excelsior2017
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2017
Bush VetchVicia sepium2017
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2017
TimothyPhleum pratense2017
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2017
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2017
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2017
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2017
Greater PlantainPlantago major2017
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2017
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2017
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2017
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2017
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2017
HollyIlex aquifolium2017
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2017
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017
RaspberryRubus idaeus2017
Common CouchElymus repens2017
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,025 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

spring

2025

Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Great Tit +73

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
RookCorvus frugilegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
JayGarrulus glandarius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
SiskinSpinus spinus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
NuthatchSitta europaea
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
MagpiePica pica2023
TealAnas crecca2017
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Common GullLarus canus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2021
RedshankTringa totanus2021
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2018
RavenCorvus corax2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2022
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2021
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2019
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2019
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2018
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2017
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2017

🦌

Mammals8 species

winterspring

2025

Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Beaver · Rabbit +3

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
BeaverCastor fiber2021
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019
OtterLutra lutra
MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2019

Blue-tailed Damselfly

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans

🌿

Plants100 species

summer

2020

Perennial Sow-thistle · Soft-rush · Elder · Tufted Hair-grass · Sycamore +95

Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017
ElderSambucus nigra2017
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2017
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2019
HazelCorylus avellana2017
YewTaxus baccata2017
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2017
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2017
DaisyBellis perennis2017
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2017
BrambleRubus fruticosus2017
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2017
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2017
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2017
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2017
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2017
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2017
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2017
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2017
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2017
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2017
Common NettleUrtica dioica2017
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2017
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2017
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2017
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2017
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2017
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2017
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017
White CloverTrifolium repens2017
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2017
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2017
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2017
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2017
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2017
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2017
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2017
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2017
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2017
DandelionTaraxacum2017
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2017
Hedera helixHedera helix2017
Common ChickweedStellaria media2017
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2017
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2017
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2017
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2017
CleaversGalium aparine2017
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2017
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2017
Rosa caesiaRosa caesia2017
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2017
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2017
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2017
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2017
YarrowAchillea millefolium2017
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2017
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2017
BeechFagus sylvatica2017
Silver BirchBetula pendula2017
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2017
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2017
CherryPrunus2017
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2017
RowanSorbus aucuparia2017
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2017
PignutConopodium majus2017
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017
daffodilsNarcissus2017
AshFraxinus excelsior2017
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2017
Bush VetchVicia sepium2017
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2017
TimothyPhleum pratense2017
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2017
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2017
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2017
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2017
Greater PlantainPlantago major2017
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2017
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2017
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2017
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2017
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2017
HollyIlex aquifolium2017
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2017
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017
RaspberryRubus idaeus2017
Common CouchElymus repens2017
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Paterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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