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Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
57.56645, -6.14848
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grasshopper Warbler and Hooded Crow
- 🍄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
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grasshopper Warbler and Hooded Crow
- 🍄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 — Grasshopper Warbler, Hooded Crow, Wren +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Grasshopper Warbler, Hooded Crow, Wren +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Scotch Argus, Small Tortoiseshell +29 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heather, Tormentil, Devil's-bit Scabious +274 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Nettle Clustercup Rust, Dibaeis baeomyces, Baeomyces rufus +5 more · last seen 2021
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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
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Inver Tote diatomite works
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Wildlife to spot
1,528 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,528 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grasshopper Warbler · Willow Warbler · Spotted Flycatcher · Woodcock · Chaffinch +5
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Humpback Whale
- Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliae
🌿Plants58 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Heather · Tormentil · Heath Rush · Cross-leaved Heath · Devil's-bit Scabious +53
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,528 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grasshopper Warbler · Willow Warbler · Spotted Flycatcher · Woodcock · Chaffinch +5
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Humpback Whale
- Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliae
🌿Plants58 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Heather · Tormentil · Heath Rush · Cross-leaved Heath · Devil's-bit Scabious +53
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Deergrass
Deergrass
Trichophorum cespitosum
Trichophorum cespitosum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisHeath Milkwort / Common MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia/vulgarisHeath Milkwort / Common MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia/vulgarisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisYarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Bell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaStar 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 lanceolata2024Wild Thyme / Large ThymeThymus polytrichus/pulegioides2024Wild Thyme / Large ThymeThymus polytrichus/pulegioides2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Eared WillowSalix aurita2024Eared WillowSalix aurita2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2024Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2024English StonecropSedum anglicum2024English StonecropSedum anglicum2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024GorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCommon Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or rivinianaCommon Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or rivinianaGrass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustrisGrass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustrisCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2024Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus2024Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024