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Getting here
57.43848, -6.57915
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Grey Heron
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Blas Inn — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Grey Heron
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Blas Inn — a good base for a longer summer day out
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Hooded Crow, Grey Heron, Herring Gull +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Hooded Crow, Grey Heron, Herring Gull +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gymnocheta viridis, Greater Bulb-Fly, Sea Bristletail +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Salmonberry, Thrift +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Physalacria stilboidea, Farysia thuemenii, Yellow Stagshorn +4 more · last seen 2025
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Wildlife to spot
6,547 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,547 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Robin · Grey Heron · Greylag Goose · House Sparrow +49
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common GullLarus canus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Harbour Seal
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
🐝Insects2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Platycheirus albimanus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Physalacria stilboidea
- Physalacria stilboideaPhysalacria stilboidea
🌿Plants21 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Maidenhair Spleenwort · Fuchsia · Yellow Iris · Pink Purslane · Norway Maple +16
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,547 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Robin · Grey Heron · Greylag Goose · House Sparrow +49
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common GullLarus canus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Harbour Seal
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
🐝Insects2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Platycheirus albimanus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Physalacria stilboidea
- Physalacria stilboideaPhysalacria stilboidea
🌿Plants21 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Maidenhair Spleenwort · Fuchsia · Yellow Iris · Pink Purslane · Norway Maple +16
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
