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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
58.03192, -4.32094
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coal Tit and Goldcrest
- ✦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
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coal Tit and Goldcrest
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coal Tit, Goldcrest, Chaffinch +45 more · last seen 2021
Free
Birds — Coal Tit, Goldcrest, Chaffinch +45 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bog-myrtle, Heath Rush, Round-leaved Sundew +75 more · last seen 2015
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Black Darter · last seen 2020
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Balloan – Lairg Core PathWalking route▾
Named routeRef C16.07Local walking route
Gunns Wood Core PathWalking route▾
Named routeRef SU16.02Local walking route
Clash Breac - Primary School Core PathWalking route▾
Named routeRef SU16.06Local walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
822 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
822 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds3 species
springautumn
2021▾
Whinchat · Grasshopper Warbler · Black-throated Diver
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2019
Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Black Darter
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
Chickweed Wintergreen · Wavy Hair-Grass · Crowberry · Tufted Hair-grass · Sweet Vernal-grass +47
- Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
- CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
- Cross-leaved Heath
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
822 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds3 species
springautumn
2021▾
Whinchat · Grasshopper Warbler · Black-throated Diver
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2019
Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Black Darter
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
Chickweed Wintergreen · Wavy Hair-Grass · Crowberry · Tufted Hair-grass · Sweet Vernal-grass +47
- Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
- CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
- Cross-leaved Heath
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Erica tetralix
Erica tetralix
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaCreeping WillowSalix repensCreeping WillowSalix repensNarrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusianaNarrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusianaMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreCommon Slender EyebrightEuphrasia micranthaCommon Slender EyebrightEuphrasia micranthaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumBog-myrtleMyrica galeBog-myrtleMyrica galeSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileFine-leaved Sheep's-fescueFestuca filiformisFine-leaved Sheep's-fescueFestuca filiformisBrown BentAgrostis vinealisBrown BentAgrostis vinealisBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustris