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▾ 🐦 38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Golden Plover 🌿 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
🐦 38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Golden Plover 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Golden Plover, Snipe +35 more · last seen 2016; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Golden Plover, Snipe +35 more · last seen 2016
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🍂 Seasonal nature
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Plants — Heath Milkwort, Heather, Bog Asphodel +204 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Heath Milkwort, Heather, Bog Asphodel +204 more · last seen 2017
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Birds — Meadow Pipit, Golden Plover, Snipe +35 more · last seen 2016; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Golden Plover, Snipe +35 more · last seen 2016
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Plants — Bilberry, Crowberry, Wild Thyme +8 more foraging species
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🦋 Insect spotting
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Insects — Common Marbled Carpet · last seen 2021; Insects — Common Marbled Carpet · last seen 2021
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cape Wrath Trail (Kinlochewe → Inchnadamph) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
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Signed route nearby
Highland Trail 550 Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Cape Wrath) Mountain bike route 133.3 km ▾
Named route Length 133.3 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Great North Trail (John o' Groats) Mountain bike route 223.7 km ▾
Named route Length 223.7 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
803 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 803 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2016 ▾
Meadow Pipit · Golden Plover · Wren · Snipe · Pied Wagtail +33
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2015 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Snipe Gallinago gallinago Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunlin Calidris alpina2015 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Siskin Spinus spinus Great Tit Parus major Swallow Hirundo rustica Raven Corvus corax Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2015 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2015 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2015 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Martin Delichon urbicum Sand Martin Riparia riparia Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2015 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2015 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2015 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2015 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2015 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2015 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2015 Dunnock Prunella modularis2015 Bilberry · Heath Milkwort · Common Cottongrass · Mat-grass · Heath Rush +60
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium Mat-grass Nardus stricta Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum Heather Calluna vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 803 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2016 ▾
Meadow Pipit · Golden Plover · Wren · Snipe · Pied Wagtail +33
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2015 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Snipe Gallinago gallinago Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunlin Calidris alpina2015 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Siskin Spinus spinus Great Tit Parus major Swallow Hirundo rustica Raven Corvus corax Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2015 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2015 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2015 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Martin Delichon urbicum Sand Martin Riparia riparia Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2015 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2015 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2015 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2015 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2015 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2015 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2015 Dunnock Prunella modularis2015 Bilberry · Heath Milkwort · Common Cottongrass · Mat-grass · Heath Rush +60
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium Mat-grass Nardus stricta Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum Heather Calluna vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Crowberry Empetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum
Crowberry Empetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2015
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2015
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus
Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora
Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora
Rhinanthus minor subsp. monticola Rhinanthus minor subsp. monticola
Rhinanthus minor subsp. monticola Rhinanthus minor subsp. monticola
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta
Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Starry Saxifrage Micranthes stellaris
Starry Saxifrage Micranthes stellaris
Viviparous Sheep's-fescue Festuca vivipara
Viviparous Sheep's-fescue Festuca vivipara
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius
Common Slender Eyebright Euphrasia micrantha
Common Slender Eyebright Euphrasia micrantha
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Early Hair-grass Aira praecox
Early Hair-grass Aira praecox
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Great Sundew Drosera anglica
Great Sundew Drosera anglica
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma
Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus
Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus
Dwarf Cornel Cornus suecica
Dwarf Cornel Cornus suecica
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2015
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2015
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2015
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2015
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata2015
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata2015
Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago2015
Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago2015
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2015
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2015
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum2015
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum2015
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera2013
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera2013 