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55.21016, -4.42744
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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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black Grouse, Raven, Peregrine +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black Grouse, Raven, Peregrine +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Large White-moss, Red Bog-moss, Yellow Fringe-moss +70 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Large White-moss, Red Bog-moss, Yellow Fringe-moss +70 more · last seen 2020
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Blue, Green-veined White, Scotch Argus +7 more · last seen 2018; Insects — Common Blue, Green-veined White, Scotch Argus +7 more · last seen 2018
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cornish Hill Trail Walking route 5.4 km ▾
Named route Length 5.4 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Craiglea Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
729 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 729 records · National Biodiversity Network Raven · Cuckoo · Meadow Pipit · Wheatear · Chaffinch +43
Raven Corvus corax Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix2020 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Stonechat "hibernans" Saxicola rubicola hibernans2021 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2019 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2019 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2019 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2019 Greylag Goose Anser anser2019 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2019 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2019 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2018 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2018 ▾
Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring autumn
2018 ▾
Common Blue · Green-veined White · Orange-tip · Peacock · Scotch Argus +1
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus Green-veined White Pieris napi Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines Peacock Aglais io2017 Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops2017 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Red Bog-moss · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Western Earwort · Soft Bog-moss · Hairless-bracted Hawkweed +54
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum2020 Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2020 Western Earwort Scapania gracilis2020 Soft Bog-moss Sphagnum tenellum2020 Hairless-bracted Hawkweed Hieracium lissolepium Hieracium anglorum Hieracium anglorum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 729 records · National Biodiversity Network Raven · Cuckoo · Meadow Pipit · Wheatear · Chaffinch +43
Raven Corvus corax Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix2020 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Stonechat "hibernans" Saxicola rubicola hibernans2021 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2019 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2019 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2019 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2019 Greylag Goose Anser anser2019 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2019 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2019 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2018 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2018 ▾
Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring autumn
2018 ▾
Common Blue · Green-veined White · Orange-tip · Peacock · Scotch Argus +1
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus Green-veined White Pieris napi Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines Peacock Aglais io2017 Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops2017 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Red Bog-moss · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Western Earwort · Soft Bog-moss · Hairless-bracted Hawkweed +54
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum2020 Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2020 Western Earwort Scapania gracilis2020 Soft Bog-moss Sphagnum tenellum2020 Hairless-bracted Hawkweed Hieracium lissolepium Hieracium anglorum Hieracium anglorum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2017
2017
Sparse-leaved Hawkweed Hieracium sparsifolium
Sparse-leaved Hawkweed Hieracium sparsifolium
Great Sundew Drosera anglica2020
Great Sundew Drosera anglica2020
Long-Stalked Yellow Sedge Carex lepidocarpa2020
Long-Stalked Yellow Sedge Carex lepidocarpa2020
Dioecious Sedge Carex dioica2020
Dioecious Sedge Carex dioica2020
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2020
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2020
Rusty Hook-moss Scorpidium revolvens2020
Rusty Hook-moss Scorpidium revolvens2020
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2020
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2020
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.2020
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.2020
Yellow Fringe-moss Racomitrium aciculare2020
Yellow Fringe-moss Racomitrium aciculare2020
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2020
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2020
Large White-moss Leucobryum glaucum2020
Large White-moss Leucobryum glaucum2020
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2020
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2020
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2020
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2020
Bristly Swan-neck Moss Campylopus atrovirens2020
Bristly Swan-neck Moss Campylopus atrovirens2020
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides2020
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides2020
Mueller's Pouchwort Calypogeia muelleriana2020
Mueller's Pouchwort Calypogeia muelleriana2020
Slender Cruet-moss Tetraplodon mnioides2020
Slender Cruet-moss Tetraplodon mnioides2020
Hooked Scorpion-moss Scorpidium scorpioides2020
Hooked Scorpion-moss Scorpidium scorpioides2020
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2020
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2020
Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata2020
Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata2020
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2020
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2020
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum2020
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum2020
Bog-moss Flapwort Odontoschisma sphagni2020
Bog-moss Flapwort Odontoschisma sphagni2020
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2020
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2020
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax2020
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax2020
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum2020
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum2020
Sphagnum medium Sphagnum medium2020
Sphagnum medium Sphagnum medium2020
Campylium stellatum Campylium stellatum2020
Campylium stellatum Campylium stellatum2020
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2020
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2020
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2020
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2020
Starry Hoar-moss Hedwigia stellata2020
Starry Hoar-moss Hedwigia stellata2020
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens2020
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens2020
Sphagnum palustre var. palustre Sphagnum palustre var. palustre2020
Sphagnum palustre var. palustre Sphagnum palustre var. palustre2020
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum2020
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum2020
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum2020
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum2020
Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2020
Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2020
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2020
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2020
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum2020
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum2020
Sphagnum capillifolium Sphagnum capillifolium2020
Sphagnum capillifolium Sphagnum capillifolium2020
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum2020
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum2020
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2020
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2020
Andreaea rupestris var. rupestris Andreaea rupestris var. rupestris2020
Andreaea rupestris var. rupestris Andreaea rupestris var. rupestris2020
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla2020
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla2020
Compact Bog-moss Sphagnum compactum2020
Compact Bog-moss Sphagnum compactum2020
Bristly Fringe-moss Racomitrium heterostichum2020
Bristly Fringe-moss Racomitrium heterostichum2020
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare2020
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare2020
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2018
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2018
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2017
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2017
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2017
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2017
Greasewort Aneura pinguis2017
Greasewort Aneura pinguis2017
Jagged Notchwort Schistochilopsis incisa2017
Jagged Notchwort Schistochilopsis incisa2017
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2017
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2017
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2017
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2017 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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