Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
58.11662, -3.65740
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Black-backed Gull and Shag
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Black-backed Gull and Shag
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
10 activities🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Black-backed Gull, Shag, Herring Gull +101 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Great Black-backed Gull, Shag, Herring Gull +101 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Hawker, Peacock, Common Green Grasshopper +18 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadow Crane's-bill, Floating Sweet-grass, Sharp-flowered Rush +21 more · last seen 2017
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, picnic area
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Brora to Helmsdale)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG07Local walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Helmsdale to Berriedale)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG08Local walking route
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Ordnance Survey Flush Bracket G1988
Photos
Ordnance Survey Flush Bracket G1988
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,425 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,425 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds104 species
springsummerautumn
2025Great Black-backed Gull · Shag · Herring Gull · Cormorant · Jackdaw
+99 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025Red Deer · Grey Seal · Pine Marten · Hedgehog
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Common Hawker · Peacock · Common Green Grasshopper · Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly
+16 more speciesHide species list
All 21 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2023
- PeacockAglais io2017
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
Meadow Crane's-bill · Floating Sweet-grass · Sharp-flowered Rush · Water Sedge · Alternate Water-milfoil
+19 more speciesHide species list
All 24 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
- Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
- Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
- Water SedgeCarex aquatilis
- Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum
- Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,425 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds104 species
springsummerautumn
2025Great Black-backed Gull · Shag · Herring Gull · Cormorant · Jackdaw
+99 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025Red Deer · Grey Seal · Pine Marten · Hedgehog
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Common Hawker · Peacock · Common Green Grasshopper · Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly
+16 more speciesHide species list
All 21 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2023
- PeacockAglais io2017
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
Meadow Crane's-bill · Floating Sweet-grass · Sharp-flowered Rush · Water Sedge · Alternate Water-milfoil
+19 more speciesHide species list
All 24 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
- Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
- Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
- Water SedgeCarex aquatilis
- Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum
- Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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