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Cromal Mount

1 ha

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

57.57359, -4.03788

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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
🍄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

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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +96 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Oily Waxcap, Golden Waxcap, Cedarwood Waxcap +7 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Oily Waxcap, Golden Waxcap, Cedarwood Waxcap +7 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Nicrophorus investigator, Oxythyrea funesta +3 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Nicrophorus investigator, Oxythyrea funesta +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Japanese Rose, New Zealand Pigmyweed +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Japanese Rose, New Zealand Pigmyweed +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN 1 Cromarty alternativeCycling route

Named routeNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route3.8 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Learnie Red Rock TrailsMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

44,693 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

44,693 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumn

2025

Curlew · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Oystercatcher · Common Gull +56

CurlewNumenius arquata
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedshankTringa totanus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Mute SwanCygnus olor
KnotCalidris canutus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
EiderSomateria mollissima
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
WigeonMareca penelope
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
DunnockPrunella modularis
GannetMorus bassanus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ShagGulosus aristotelis
RazorbillAlca torda
RookCorvus frugilegus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous
Rock DoveColumba livia
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
LinnetLinaria cannabina

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Harbour Seal

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Eristalis tenax

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax

🌿

Plants2 species

autumn

2025

Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Japanese Rose

Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

44,693 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumn

2025

Curlew · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Oystercatcher · Common Gull +56

CurlewNumenius arquata
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedshankTringa totanus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Mute SwanCygnus olor
KnotCalidris canutus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
EiderSomateria mollissima
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
WigeonMareca penelope
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
DunnockPrunella modularis
GannetMorus bassanus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ShagGulosus aristotelis
RazorbillAlca torda
RookCorvus frugilegus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous
Rock DoveColumba livia
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
LinnetLinaria cannabina

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Harbour Seal

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Eristalis tenax

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax

🌿

Plants2 species

autumn

2025

Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Japanese Rose

Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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