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Getting here
55.84355, -6.11435
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black Guillemot and Grey Heron
- ✦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
- 🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black Guillemot and Grey Heron
- ✦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 — Black Guillemot, Grey Heron, Herring Gull +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Black Guillemot, Grey Heron, Herring Gull +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yarrow, Bog Asphodel, Common Dog-violet +217 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ringlet, Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Tan Pinkgill, Serried Porecrust, Deadly Webcap · last seen 2025
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Wildlife to spot
3,303 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,303 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Grey Heron · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Black Guillemot +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
🐝Insects4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bombus lucorum · Small Black Ant · Green Hairstreak · Emerald Damselfly
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
- Small Black AntLasius niger2024
- Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024
Serried Porecrust
- Serried PorecrustAntrodia serialis
Beaked Bow-moss · Rusty Swan-neck Moss · Bog Groove-moss · Common Cord-moss · Curve-leaved Ditrichum +91
- Beaked Bow-mossDicranodontium denudatum
- Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus
- Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
- Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
- Curve-leaved DitrichumDitrichum heteromallum
- Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,303 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Grey Heron · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Black Guillemot +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
🐝Insects4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bombus lucorum · Small Black Ant · Green Hairstreak · Emerald Damselfly
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
- Small Black AntLasius niger2024
- Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024
Serried Porecrust
- Serried PorecrustAntrodia serialis
Beaked Bow-moss · Rusty Swan-neck Moss · Bog Groove-moss · Common Cord-moss · Curve-leaved Ditrichum +91
- Beaked Bow-mossDicranodontium denudatum
- Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus
- Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
- Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
- Curve-leaved DitrichumDitrichum heteromallum
- Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Waved Silk-moss
Waved Silk-moss
Plagiothecium undulatum
Plagiothecium undulatum
Alpine HaircapPolytrichastrum alpinumAlpine HaircapPolytrichastrum alpinumFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFingered CowlwortColura calyptrifoliaFingered CowlwortColura calyptrifoliaBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensCow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatumCow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatumDwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformisDwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformisHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumVariable Crisp-mossTrichostomum brachydontiumVariable Crisp-mossTrichostomum brachydontiumRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumTrunk PawwortOrthocaulis attenuatusTrunk PawwortOrthocaulis attenuatusSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreLong-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratumLong-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratumLyon's NotchwortTritomaria quinquedentataLyon's NotchwortTritomaria quinquedentataDrummond's PincushionUlota drummondiiDrummond's PincushionUlota drummondiiCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareSea ScalewortFrullania teneriffaeSea ScalewortFrullania teneriffaeBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusMacKay's PouncewortMarchesinia mackaiiMacKay's PouncewortMarchesinia mackaiiMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumDotted HornwortAnthoceros punctatusDotted HornwortAnthoceros punctatusRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareGirgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohniiGirgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohniiIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesPolytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaStraggling PouchwortSaccogyna viticulosaStraggling PouchwortSaccogyna viticulosaGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaRock Pocket-mossFissidens dubiusRock Pocket-mossFissidens dubiusFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumRed Bog-mossSphagnum rubellumRed Bog-mossSphagnum rubellumBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiWestern EarwortScapania gracilisWestern EarwortScapania gracilisPointed Beard-mossDidymodon icmadophilusPointed Beard-mossDidymodon icmadophilusWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataHeath EarwortScapania irriguaHeath EarwortScapania irriguaSpotty ScalewortFrullania fragilifoliaSpotty ScalewortFrullania fragilifoliaMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumGreater WhipwortBazzania trilobataGreater WhipwortBazzania trilobataOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaNees' PelliaPellia neesianaNees' PelliaPellia neesianaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformePellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucidaPellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucidaBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaLong-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllumLong-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllumCommon PouchwortCalypogeia fissaCommon PouchwortCalypogeia fissaElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumWater EarwortScapania undulataWater EarwortScapania undulataHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum