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Getting here
56.15221, -5.18018
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Eider and Hooded Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 296m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Eider and Hooded Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 296m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Eider, Hooded Crow, Oystercatcher +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Eider, Hooded Crow, Oystercatcher +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Bluebell, Isothecium myosuroides +310 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Platismatia glauca, Hypotrachyna laevigata, crotail rèin-fhèidh +4 more · last seen 2017
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Green-veined White, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Marsham's Nomad Bee +9 more · last seen 2024
Free
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Ruins of the Furnace Ironworks
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,507 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,507 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHooded Crow · Collared Dove · Oystercatcher · Eider · Tree Sparrow +39
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- EiderSomateria mollissima2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- DunlinCalidris alpina2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- TealAnas crecca2023
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2023
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Marsham's Nomad Bee · Chocolate Mining Bee
- Marsham's Nomad BeeNomada marshamella
- Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica
Aloe Haircap · Greater Featherwort · Isothecium myosuroides · Common Threadwort · Fox-tail Feather-moss +81
- Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides
- Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides
- Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides
- Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
- Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,507 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHooded Crow · Collared Dove · Oystercatcher · Eider · Tree Sparrow +39
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- EiderSomateria mollissima2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- DunlinCalidris alpina2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- TealAnas crecca2023
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2023
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Marsham's Nomad Bee · Chocolate Mining Bee
- Marsham's Nomad BeeNomada marshamella
- Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica
Aloe Haircap · Greater Featherwort · Isothecium myosuroides · Common Threadwort · Fox-tail Feather-moss +81
- Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides
- Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides
- Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides
- Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
- Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tamarisk Scalewort
Tamarisk Scalewort
Frullania tamarisci
Frullania tamarisci
Hartman's GrimmiaGrimmia hartmaniiHartman's GrimmiaGrimmia hartmaniiCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiShaded Wood-mossHylocomiastrum umbratumShaded Wood-mossHylocomiastrum umbratumTrunk PawwortOrthocaulis attenuatusTrunk PawwortOrthocaulis attenuatusSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusWood-rustCephalozia curvifoliaWood-rustCephalozia curvifoliaBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumPolytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaWater EarwortScapania undulataWater EarwortScapania undulataGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumStraggling PouchwortSaccogyna viticulosaStraggling PouchwortSaccogyna viticulosaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaGolden-head MossBreutelia chrysocomaGolden-head MossBreutelia chrysocomaTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaPrickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosaPrickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosaCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumLong-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllumLong-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllumLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataShort-beaked Wood-mossLoeskeobryum brevirostreShort-beaked Wood-mossLoeskeobryum brevirostreHair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophyllaHair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophyllaLustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitensLustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitensFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumRusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosumRusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumPearl PouncewortLejeunea patensPearl PouncewortLejeunea patensGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareRed Bog-mossSphagnum rubellumRed Bog-mossSphagnum rubellumEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensUlota crispaUlota crispaUlota crispaUlota crispaSeaside GrimmiaSchistidium maritimumSeaside GrimmiaSchistidium maritimumLesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideusLesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideusWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguineaWhiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguineaFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumCow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatumCow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatumHeterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterumWestern EarwortScapania gracilisWestern EarwortScapania gracilisForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataSharp-leaved BlindiaBlindia acutaSharp-leaved BlindiaBlindia acutaRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiDwarf NeckeraNeckera pumilaDwarf NeckeraNeckera pumilaSpotty ScalewortFrullania fragilifoliaSpotty ScalewortFrullania fragilifoliaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensToothed PouncewortDrepanolejeunea hamatifoliaToothed PouncewortDrepanolejeunea hamatifoliaChionoloma tenuirostre s.l.Chionoloma tenuirostre s.l.Chionoloma tenuirostre s.l.Chionoloma tenuirostre s.l.Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiNotched RustwortMarsupella emarginataNotched RustwortMarsupella emarginataSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumOrkney NotchwortAnastrepta orcadensisOrkney NotchwortAnastrepta orcadensisSpotty FeatherwortPlagiochila punctataSpotty FeatherwortPlagiochila punctataCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusFlagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricumFlagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricumBrown ScalewortRadula aquilegiaBrown ScalewortRadula aquilegiaEvents & activities nearby
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