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Getting here
57.87188, -4.30171
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Teal
- 🍄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
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Teal
- 🍄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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Teal, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Teal, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Common Blue +76 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — daffodils, Heather, Scots Pine +185 more · last seen 2017
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Giant Club, Saffron Milkcap, Cingroen +2 more · last seen 2013
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Photos
A949 at Creich, Sutherland
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,538 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,538 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Mute Swan · Teal · Mallard · Tufted Duck +23
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Common TernSterna hirundo2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
- SwiftApus apus
- DunlinCalidris alpina2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Erithacus rubecula rubeculaErithacus rubecula rubecula2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Tree Bumblebee · Hairy Wood Ant
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Hairy Wood AntFormica lugubris2022
Common Bent · Yorkshire-fog · Field Horsetail · Cow Parsley · Bracken +90
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2021
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,538 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Mute Swan · Teal · Mallard · Tufted Duck +23
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Common TernSterna hirundo2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
- SwiftApus apus
- DunlinCalidris alpina2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Erithacus rubecula rubeculaErithacus rubecula rubecula2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Tree Bumblebee · Hairy Wood Ant
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Hairy Wood AntFormica lugubris2022
Common Bent · Yorkshire-fog · Field Horsetail · Cow Parsley · Bracken +90
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2021
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Soft-rush
Soft-rush
Juncus effusus
Juncus effusus
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021CleaversGalium aparine2021CleaversGalium aparine2021HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2021Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Star-Of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum subsp. campestre2021Star-Of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum subsp. campestre2021Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2021Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2021Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisAgrostis caninaAgrostis caninaAgrostis caninaAgrostis caninaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaStone BrambleRubus saxatilis2021Stone BrambleRubus saxatilis2021Mountain MelickMelica nutans2021Mountain MelickMelica nutans2021WoodruffGalium odoratum2021WoodruffGalium odoratum2021Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia2021Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia2021Common ChickweedStellaria media2021Common ChickweedStellaria media2021GroundselSenecio vulgaris2021GroundselSenecio vulgaris2021Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2021Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2021NipplewortLapsana communis2021NipplewortLapsana communis2021AubretiaAubrieta deltoidea2021AubretiaAubrieta deltoidea2021IvyHedera helix2021IvyHedera helix2021Garden TulipTulipa gesneriana2021Garden TulipTulipa gesneriana2021PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2021PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2021BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2021Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2021RowanSorbus aucuparia2021RowanSorbus aucuparia2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2021Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2021JuniperJuniperus communis2021JuniperJuniperus communis2021Narrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigra2021Narrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigra2021Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021RaspberryRubus idaeus2021RaspberryRubus idaeus2021Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2021Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2021Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis2021Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis2021Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2021Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2021Wild CherryPrunus avium2021Wild CherryPrunus avium2021Clove PinkDianthus caryophyllus2021Clove PinkDianthus caryophyllus2021Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2021Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2021Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2021Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2021Bush VetchVicia sepium2021Bush VetchVicia sepium2021GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2021GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2021Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2021Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2021Hedge VeronicaVeronica elliptica x speciosa = V. x franciscana2021Hedge VeronicaVeronica elliptica x speciosa = V. x franciscana2021Mexican AsterCosmos bipinnatus2021Mexican AsterCosmos bipinnatus2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021Pilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicolaPilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicola2021Pilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicolaPilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicola2021Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2021Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2021Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2021Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2021Wych ElmUlmus glabra2021Wych ElmUlmus glabra2021Moss PhloxPhlox subulata2021Moss PhloxPhlox subulata2021Red FescueFestuca rubra2021Red FescueFestuca rubra2021FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2021FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2021FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021French MarigoldTagetes patula2021French MarigoldTagetes patula2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021ForsythiaForsythia suspensa x viridissima = F. x intermedia2021ForsythiaForsythia suspensa x viridissima = F. x intermedia2021Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium2021Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium2021Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2021Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2021Garden PansyViola altaica x lutea x tricolor = V. x wittrockiana2021Garden PansyViola altaica x lutea x tricolor = V. x wittrockiana2021Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2021Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2021Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2021Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2021Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2021Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2021Crepis capillaris var. agrestisCrepis capillaris var. agrestis2021Crepis capillaris var. agrestisCrepis capillaris var. agrestis2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021GorseUlex europaeus2021GorseUlex europaeus2021Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2021Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2021Events & activities nearby
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