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Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
57.56993, -4.62585
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wren
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wren
- 🍄Mushroom 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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Wren, Coal Tit +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Wren, Coal Tit +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lobarina scrobiculata, Chrysothrix candelaris, Lungwort Lichen +45 more · last seen 2022
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Bee Beetle, Painted Lady +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Broom Fork-moss, Big Shaggy-moss +99 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Contin forest and View RockWalking route4.5 km▾
Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Rogie Falls Riverside TrailWalking route1.5 km▾
A walk through the woods and along the river taking in the viewpoints at the falls and Raven Crag
Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Northern Highlands)Mountain bike route166.4 km▾
Named routeLength 166.4 kmNational Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
12,533 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,533 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Siskin · Willow Warbler +41
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RavenCorvus corax
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common GullLarus canus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Mergus merganser merganserMergus merganser merganser2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Roe Deer · Red Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
Leptura quadrifasciata · Bee Beetle · Chaetopteryx villosa · Clover Sawfly · Bleeding Knee Griever +18
- Leptura quadrifasciataLeptura quadrifasciata2024
- Bee BeetleTrichius fasciatus2024
- Chaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa2024
- Clover SawflyTenthredo arcuata
- Bleeding Knee GrieverDolerus gonager
- White-sided CleaverAglaostigma fulvipes
Ribwort Plantain · Downy Birch · Alternate Water-milfoil · Wood Anemone · Bogbean +26
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens2024
- Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2024
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,533 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Siskin · Willow Warbler +41
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RavenCorvus corax
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common GullLarus canus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Mergus merganser merganserMergus merganser merganser2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Roe Deer · Red Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
Leptura quadrifasciata · Bee Beetle · Chaetopteryx villosa · Clover Sawfly · Bleeding Knee Griever +18
- Leptura quadrifasciataLeptura quadrifasciata2024
- Bee BeetleTrichius fasciatus2024
- Chaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa2024
- Clover SawflyTenthredo arcuata
- Bleeding Knee GrieverDolerus gonager
- White-sided CleaverAglaostigma fulvipes
Ribwort Plantain · Downy Birch · Alternate Water-milfoil · Wood Anemone · Bogbean +26
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens2024
- Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2024
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2024Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2024Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2024GorseUlex europaeus2024GorseUlex europaeus2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024Common SedgeCarex nigra2024Common SedgeCarex nigra2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Slender RushJuncus tenuis2024Slender RushJuncus tenuis2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common SallowSalix cinerea2024Common SallowSalix cinerea2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2024Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024