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Croick Free Church

📷 Peter Gamble · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Ctenicera cuprea, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +107 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Ctenicera cuprea, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +107 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Soft-rush, Bracken, Hard-fern +147 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Soft-rush, Bracken, Hard-fern +147 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Raspberry, Bilberry +11 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Mallrug, Mallryg, Taphrina sadebeckii, Fleecy Milkcap · last seen 2024; Fungi — Mallrug, Mallryg, Taphrina sadebeckii, Fleecy Milkcap · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Central Sutherland Crater WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route

Named route

Great North Trail (Northern Highlands)Mountain bike route166.4 km

Named routeLength 166.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

1,008 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,008 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds22 species

springsummer

2025

Raven · Song Thrush · Tawny Owl · Willow Warbler · Siskin +17

RavenCorvus corax2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Great TitParus major2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

springautumn

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects68 species

summer

2025

Ctenicera cuprea · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · Beech Leaf Miner · Hartigiola annulipes +63

Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2024
Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi2024
Hartigiola annulipesHartigiola annulipes2024
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2024
Sciara hemerobioidesSciara hemerobioides2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Stygnocoris sabulosusStygnocoris sabulosus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Trigonotylus ruficornisTrigonotylus ruficornis2024
Cuneopalpus cyanopsCuneopalpus cyanops2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae2024
Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps2024
Deltocephalus pulicarisDeltocephalus pulicaris2024
Phoenicocoris obscurellusPhoenicocoris obscurellus2024
Contacyphon palustrisContacyphon palustris2024
Eremocoris plebejusEremocoris plebejus2024
Forcipata citrinellaForcipata citrinella2024
Pinalitus rubricatusPinalitus rubricatus2024
Valenzuela burmeisteriValenzuela burmeisteri2024
Anoscopus albifronsAnoscopus albifrons2024
Broad DamselbugNabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus2024
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2024
Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus2024
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis2024
Orthotylus (Litocoris) ericetorumOrthotylus (Litocoris) ericetorum2024
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2024
Apolygus lucorumApolygus lucorum2024
Neocrepidodera transversaNeocrepidodera transversa2024
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2024
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024
Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2024
Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatusPolymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Pithanus maerkeliiPithanus maerkelii2024
Leptopterna ferrugataLeptopterna ferrugata2024
Golden ArgentArgyresthia goedartella2024
Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2024
Stenodema (Stenodema) holsataStenodema (Stenodema) holsata2024
Spear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) cardui2024
Scotch ArgusErebia aethiops2024
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi2024
Mecomma (Mecomma) ambulansMecomma (Mecomma) ambulans2024
Orthotylus (Pachylops) virescensOrthotylus (Pachylops) virescens2024
Mecomma (Globicellus) disparMecomma (Globicellus) dispar2024
Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2024
Macrosteles horvathiMacrosteles horvathi2024
Orchestes rusciOrchestes rusci2024
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2024
Pine WeevilHylobius abietis2024
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2024
Dicyphus (Idolocoris) pallicornisDicyphus (Idolocoris) pallicornis2024
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2024
Coniopteryx (Coniopteryx) tineiformisConiopteryx (Coniopteryx) tineiformis2024
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus2024
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2024
Plagiosterna aeneaPlagiosterna aenea2024
Contacyphon coarctatusContacyphon coarctatus2024
Bee BeetleTrichius fasciatus2023

🍄

Fungi2 species

summerautumn

2024

Mallrug, Mallryg · Taphrina sadebeckii

Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea
Taphrina sadebeckiiTaphrina sadebeckii

🌿

Plants70 species

springautumn

2025

Gorse · Soft-rush · Downy Birch · Marsh Violet · Bilberry +65

GorseUlex europaeus2024
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2024
Marsh VioletViola palustris
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2024
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2024
Mat-grassNardus stricta2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2024
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024
HawkweedHieracium2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
Star SedgeCarex echinata2024
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2024
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024
Common SallowSalix cinerea2024
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
White PoplarPopulus alba2024
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024
GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus2023
Arenaria serpyllifoliaArenaria serpyllifolia2023
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2023
BroomCytisus scoparius2023
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2023
DandelionTaraxacum2023
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2023
Carex viridulaCarex viridula2023
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023
Pyramidal BugleAjuga pyramidalis2023
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2023
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023
BeechFagus sylvatica2023
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2023
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2023
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2023
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2023
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023
TormentilPotentilla erecta2023
DaisyBellis perennis2023
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2023
White SedgeCarex canescens2023
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023
Greater PlantainPlantago major2023
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2023
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,008 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds22 species

springsummer

2025

Raven · Song Thrush · Tawny Owl · Willow Warbler · Siskin +17

RavenCorvus corax2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Great TitParus major2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

springautumn

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects68 species

summer

2025

Ctenicera cuprea · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · Beech Leaf Miner · Hartigiola annulipes +63

Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2024
Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi2024
Hartigiola annulipesHartigiola annulipes2024
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2024
Sciara hemerobioidesSciara hemerobioides2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Stygnocoris sabulosusStygnocoris sabulosus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Trigonotylus ruficornisTrigonotylus ruficornis2024
Cuneopalpus cyanopsCuneopalpus cyanops2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae2024
Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps2024
Deltocephalus pulicarisDeltocephalus pulicaris2024
Phoenicocoris obscurellusPhoenicocoris obscurellus2024
Contacyphon palustrisContacyphon palustris2024
Eremocoris plebejusEremocoris plebejus2024
Forcipata citrinellaForcipata citrinella2024
Pinalitus rubricatusPinalitus rubricatus2024
Valenzuela burmeisteriValenzuela burmeisteri2024
Anoscopus albifronsAnoscopus albifrons2024
Broad DamselbugNabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus2024
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2024
Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus2024
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis2024
Orthotylus (Litocoris) ericetorumOrthotylus (Litocoris) ericetorum2024
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2024
Apolygus lucorumApolygus lucorum2024
Neocrepidodera transversaNeocrepidodera transversa2024
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2024
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024
Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2024
Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatusPolymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Pithanus maerkeliiPithanus maerkelii2024
Leptopterna ferrugataLeptopterna ferrugata2024
Golden ArgentArgyresthia goedartella2024
Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2024
Stenodema (Stenodema) holsataStenodema (Stenodema) holsata2024
Spear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) cardui2024
Scotch ArgusErebia aethiops2024
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi2024
Mecomma (Mecomma) ambulansMecomma (Mecomma) ambulans2024
Orthotylus (Pachylops) virescensOrthotylus (Pachylops) virescens2024
Mecomma (Globicellus) disparMecomma (Globicellus) dispar2024
Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2024
Macrosteles horvathiMacrosteles horvathi2024
Orchestes rusciOrchestes rusci2024
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2024
Pine WeevilHylobius abietis2024
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2024
Dicyphus (Idolocoris) pallicornisDicyphus (Idolocoris) pallicornis2024
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2024
Coniopteryx (Coniopteryx) tineiformisConiopteryx (Coniopteryx) tineiformis2024
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus2024
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2024
Plagiosterna aeneaPlagiosterna aenea2024
Contacyphon coarctatusContacyphon coarctatus2024
Bee BeetleTrichius fasciatus2023

🍄

Fungi2 species

summerautumn

2024

Mallrug, Mallryg · Taphrina sadebeckii

Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea
Taphrina sadebeckiiTaphrina sadebeckii

🌿

Plants70 species

springautumn

2025

Gorse · Soft-rush · Downy Birch · Marsh Violet · Bilberry +65

GorseUlex europaeus2024
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2024
Marsh VioletViola palustris
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2024
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2024
Mat-grassNardus stricta2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2024
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024
HawkweedHieracium2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
Star SedgeCarex echinata2024
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2024
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024
Common SallowSalix cinerea2024
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
White PoplarPopulus alba2024
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024
GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus2023
Arenaria serpyllifoliaArenaria serpyllifolia2023
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2023
BroomCytisus scoparius2023
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2023
DandelionTaraxacum2023
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2023
Carex viridulaCarex viridula2023
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023
Pyramidal BugleAjuga pyramidalis2023
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2023
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023
BeechFagus sylvatica2023
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2023
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2023
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2023
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2023
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023
TormentilPotentilla erecta2023
DaisyBellis perennis2023
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2023
White SedgeCarex canescens2023
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023
Greater PlantainPlantago major2023
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2023
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter Gamble · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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