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Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
57.58672, -6.17017
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corncrake and Great Skua
- 🍄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
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corncrake and Great Skua
- 🍄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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Corncrake, Great Skua, Meadow Pipit +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Corncrake, Great Skua, Meadow Pipit +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Nettle-Tap +18 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Nettle Clustercup Rust, Dung Roundhead, Parrot Waxcap +7 more · last seen 2021
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Tormentil, Heather, Heath Rush +311 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Skye Trail - Stage 2Walking route27.5 km▾
Named routeLength 27.5 kmRegional walking route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,546 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,546 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Skua · Arctic Skua · Pied Wagtail · Puffin · Magpie +8
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- PuffinFratercula arctica
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- GannetMorus bassanus2024
- White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Bottle-nosed Dolphin
- Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
🌿Plants53 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Tormentil · Heather · Heath Rush · Purple Moor-grass · Sweet Vernal-grass +48
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,546 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Skua · Arctic Skua · Pied Wagtail · Puffin · Magpie +8
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- PuffinFratercula arctica
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- GannetMorus bassanus2024
- White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Bottle-nosed Dolphin
- Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
🌿Plants53 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Tormentil · Heather · Heath Rush · Purple Moor-grass · Sweet Vernal-grass +48
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Devil's-bit Scabious
Devil's-bit Scabious
Succisa pratensis
Succisa pratensis
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosumDeergrassTrichophorum cespitosumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumHeath Milkwort / Common MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia/vulgarisHeath Milkwort / Common MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia/vulgarisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisYarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Star SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataViviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca viviparaViviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca viviparaBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaBlack Bog-rushSchoenus nigricansBlack Bog-rushSchoenus nigricansRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Wild Thyme / Large ThymeThymus polytrichus/pulegioides2024Wild Thyme / Large ThymeThymus polytrichus/pulegioides2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus2024Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024English StonecropSedum anglicum2024English StonecropSedum anglicum2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCommon Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or rivinianaCommon Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or rivinianaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareMarsh LousewortPedicularis palustrisMarsh LousewortPedicularis palustrisGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2024Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2024Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2024Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024Eared WillowSalix aurita2024Eared WillowSalix aurita2024JuniperJuniperus communis2024JuniperJuniperus communis2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024