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Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
57.18467, -5.97925
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear and Oystercatcher
- ✦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
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear and Oystercatcher
- ✦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 — Wheatear, Oystercatcher, Meadow Pipit +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Wheatear, Oystercatcher, Meadow Pipit +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Livia juncorum, Common Blue, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +28 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hard-fern, Compact Rush, Meadowsweet +229 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Puccinia piloselloidearum · last seen 2017
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Skye Trail - shortcut Camasunary to KilmarieWalking route128 km▾
Named routeLength 128 kmLocal walking route
Skye Trail - Stage 7Walking route20 km▾
Named routeLength 20 kmRegional walking route
Skye Trail - Stage 6Walking route16.5 km▾
Named routeLength 16.5 kmRegional walking route
Photos
The upper valley of the Allt Poll a' Bhainne
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Wildlife to spot
2,300 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,300 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWheatear · Oystercatcher · Meadow Pipit · Ringed Plover · Common Sandpiper +30
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RavenCorvus corax
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- GannetMorus bassanus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2023
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- EiderSomateria mollissima2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
Grey Seal · Otter
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- OtterLutra lutra2024
Hydroptila tineoides · Hydropsyche siltalai · Sericostoma personatum · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Common Lance +3
- Hydroptila tineoidesHydroptila tineoides
- Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai
- Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum
- Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis
- Common LanceBactra lancealana2022
- Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2020
Mountain Avens · Early-purple Orchid · Wood-sorrel · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Eared Willow +13
- Mountain AvensDryas octopetala2022
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2022
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Eared WillowSalix aurita2023
- English StonecropSedum anglicum2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,300 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWheatear · Oystercatcher · Meadow Pipit · Ringed Plover · Common Sandpiper +30
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RavenCorvus corax
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- GannetMorus bassanus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2023
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- EiderSomateria mollissima2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
Grey Seal · Otter
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- OtterLutra lutra2024
Hydroptila tineoides · Hydropsyche siltalai · Sericostoma personatum · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Common Lance +3
- Hydroptila tineoidesHydroptila tineoides
- Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai
- Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum
- Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis
- Common LanceBactra lancealana2022
- Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2020
Mountain Avens · Early-purple Orchid · Wood-sorrel · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Eared Willow +13
- Mountain AvensDryas octopetala2022
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2022
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Eared WillowSalix aurita2023
- English StonecropSedum anglicum2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas