Cubbie Roo's Burden = chambered cairn (Neolithic)
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
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Dogs welcome
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59.13504, -2.98153
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Common Gull ✦ 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
🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Common Gull ✦ 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 — Goldfinch, Common Gull, Oystercatcher +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Common Gull, Oystercatcher +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Round-leaved Sundew, Wild Thyme, Germander Speedwell +44 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Round-leaved Sundew, Wild Thyme, Germander Speedwell +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Snail Hunter +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Snail Hunter +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Wild Thyme, Crowberry agg., Red Dead-nettle +3 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
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Carex leporina
Carex leporina
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum
Deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Wild Pansy Viola tricolor
Wild Pansy Viola tricolor
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Greater Sea-spurrey Spergularia media
Greater Sea-spurrey Spergularia media
Sea-Milkwort Lysimachia maritima
Sea-Milkwort Lysimachia maritima
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit
Blue Water-speedwell Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Blue Water-speedwell Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Purple Ramping-fumitory Fumaria purpurea
Purple Ramping-fumitory Fumaria purpurea
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre
Mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris
Mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris
Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago
Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Dwarf Willow Salix herbacea
Dwarf Willow Salix herbacea
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Water Avens Geum rivale
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