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56.98189, -7.50905

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corncrake and Kumlien's Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corncrake and Kumlien's Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Campsite

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Corncrake, Kumlien's Gull, Glaucous Gull +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Corncrake, Kumlien's Gull, Glaucous Gull +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Moss Carder Bee, Great Yellow Bumblebee, White-tailed Bumblebee +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Moss Carder Bee, Great Yellow Bumblebee, White-tailed Bumblebee +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Hebridean Way (Hiking)Walking route252 km

Hiking route along the length of the Outer Hebrides

Named routeLength 252 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Hebridean WayCycling route

Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,483 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,483 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

summer

2025

Corncrake · Starling · Greylag Goose · Lapwing · Hooded Crow +59

CorncrakeCrex crex2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Common GullLarus canus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
RedshankTringa totanus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RavenCorvus corax
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2024
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
EiderSomateria mollissima
RazorbillAlca torda
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2024
PuffinFratercula arctica2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Little AukAlle alle
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
MerlinFalco columbarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CuckooCuculus canorus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WigeonMareca penelope
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
SanderlingCalidris alba2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2024
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024

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Insects26 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Great Yellow Bumblebee · Moss Carder Bee · White-line Dart · Ingrailed Clay +21

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Great Yellow BumblebeeBombus distinguendus
Moss Carder BeeBombus muscorum
White-line DartEuxoa tritici
Ingrailed ClayDiarsia mendica
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata
Lesser Yellow Underwing

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,483 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

summer

2025

Corncrake · Starling · Greylag Goose · Lapwing · Hooded Crow +59

CorncrakeCrex crex2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Common GullLarus canus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
RedshankTringa totanus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RavenCorvus corax
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2024
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
EiderSomateria mollissima
RazorbillAlca torda
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2024
PuffinFratercula arctica2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Little AukAlle alle
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
MerlinFalco columbarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CuckooCuculus canorus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WigeonMareca penelope
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
SanderlingCalidris alba2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2024
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024

🐝

Insects26 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Great Yellow Bumblebee · Moss Carder Bee · White-line Dart · Ingrailed Clay +21

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Great Yellow BumblebeeBombus distinguendus
Moss Carder BeeBombus muscorum
White-line DartEuxoa tritici
Ingrailed ClayDiarsia mendica
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata
Lesser Yellow Underwing

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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