Duke of Sutherland Monument
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome
Getting here
57.98156, -4.00652
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coal Tit and Great Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coal Tit and Great Tit
- ✦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 — Coal Tit, Great Tit, Siskin +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Coal Tit, Great Tit, Siskin +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Pterostichus niger, Mesembrina meridiana, Dolichovespula saxonica +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Amanita Wridog, Kabatia periclymeni · last seen 2021
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Golspie - Ben BhraggieWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Dornoch to Golspie)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG05Local walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Golspie to Brora)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG06Local walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wildcat Trails Black TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wildcat Trails TreelineMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wildcat Trails Red TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wildcat Trails Black LynxMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Duke of Sutherland monument
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Wildlife to spot
7,895 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,895 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCoal Tit · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Jackdaw +42
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SwiftApus apus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- GannetMorus bassanus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Seal · Hedgehog
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pterostichus niger · Larch Ladybird · Phaonia errans · St Marks Fly · Heather Beetle +20
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Phaonia erransPhaonia errans
- St Marks FlyBibio marci
- Heather BeetleLochmaea suturalis
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,895 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCoal Tit · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Jackdaw +42
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SwiftApus apus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- GannetMorus bassanus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Seal · Hedgehog
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pterostichus niger · Larch Ladybird · Phaonia errans · St Marks Fly · Heather Beetle +20
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Phaonia erransPhaonia errans
- St Marks FlyBibio marci
- Heather BeetleLochmaea suturalis
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blackbottle
Blackbottle
Protophormia terraenovae
Protophormia terraenovae
Northern Mining BeeAndrena ruficrusNorthern Mining BeeAndrena ruficrusForest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestrisForest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestrisCryptic BumblebeeBombus cryptarumCryptic BumblebeeBombus cryptarumClarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkellaClarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkellaSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Dolichovespula saxonicaDolichovespula saxonica2024Dolichovespula saxonicaDolichovespula saxonica2024Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2024Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2024Formica lemaniFormica lemani2024Formica lemaniFormica lemani2024Norwegian WaspDolichovespula norwegica2024Norwegian WaspDolichovespula norwegica2024Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus2024Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus2024Tachina grossaTachina grossa2024Tachina grossaTachina grossa2024White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2024White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2024GraylingHipparchia semele2024GraylingHipparchia semele2024Heather (Girdled) ColletesColletes succinctus2024Heather (Girdled) ColletesColletes succinctus2024Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2024Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2024Alder Disc-minerHeterarthrus vagans2024Alder Disc-minerHeterarthrus vagans20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2024Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2024