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Getting here
56.46415, -5.58501
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shag and Herring Gull
- 🍄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
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shag and Herring Gull
- 🍄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 — Shag, Herring Gull, Kittiwake +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Shag, Herring Gull, Kittiwake +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Crimson Waxcap, Oily Waxcap, Dung Roundhead +28 more · last seen 2018
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beraea maurus, Six-spot Burnet, Small Heath +77 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pignut, Hart's-Tongue, Bracken +206 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
St Conan Pilgrim WayWalking route118 km▾
Just over 100km of walking, mostly on road but with mountain pass of Glen Noe. Walking distance about 103 km
Named routeLength 118 kmLocal walking route
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Wildlife to spot
3,695 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,695 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Herring Gull · Black Guillemot · Great Black-backed Gull · Common Gull · Gannet +27
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common GullLarus canus
- GannetMorus bassanus
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- RazorbillAlca torda
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- SwiftApus apus
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2024
- EiderSomateria mollissima2024
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Porpoise · Common Dolphin
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
- Common DolphinDelphinus delphis2024
Herb-Robert · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Sea Plantain · Meadow Buttercup · Meadow Vetchling +95
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Devil's-bit Scabious
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,695 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Herring Gull · Black Guillemot · Great Black-backed Gull · Common Gull · Gannet +27
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common GullLarus canus
- GannetMorus bassanus
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- RazorbillAlca torda
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- SwiftApus apus
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2024
- EiderSomateria mollissima2024
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Porpoise · Common Dolphin
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
- Common DolphinDelphinus delphis2024
Herb-Robert · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Sea Plantain · Meadow Buttercup · Meadow Vetchling +95
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Devil's-bit Scabious
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Succisa pratensis
Succisa pratensis
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisBiting StonecropSedum acreBiting StonecropSedum acreHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023Rock WhitebeamSorbus rupicola2023Rock WhitebeamSorbus rupicola2023Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulnerariaKidney VetchAnthyllis vulnerariaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumBrookweedSamolus valerandiBrookweedSamolus valerandiGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisScots LovageLigusticum scoticumScots LovageLigusticum scoticumOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiSaltmarsh RushJuncus gerardiiSaltmarsh RushJuncus gerardiiEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaSea AsterTripolium pannonicumSea AsterTripolium pannonicumBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumHedge VeronicaVeronica elliptica x speciosa = V. x franciscanaHedge VeronicaVeronica elliptica x speciosa = V. x franciscanaProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensThyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusRumex crispus subsp. littoreusRumex crispus subsp. littoreusRumex crispus subsp. littoreusRumex crispus subsp. littoreusWater DockRumex hydrolapathumWater DockRumex hydrolapathumSea CampionSilene unifloraSea CampionSilene unifloraBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraMontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiifloraMontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiifloraRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumThriftArmeria maritimaThriftArmeria maritimaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperSea-MilkwortLysimachia maritimaSea-MilkwortLysimachia maritimaWild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusFuchsiaFuchsia magellanicaFuchsiaFuchsia magellanicaCrested Hair-grassKoeleria macranthaCrested Hair-grassKoeleria macranthaCommon Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritimaCommon Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritimaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensCochlearia officinalisCochlearia officinalisCochlearia officinalisCochlearia officinalisTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaSkullcapScutellaria galericulata2023SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2023Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2023Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2023Whorl-grassCatabrosa aquatica2023Whorl-grassCatabrosa aquatica2023Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2023Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2023Downy BirchBetula pubescens2023Downy BirchBetula pubescens2023Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris2023Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris2023Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023Water MintMentha aquatica2023Water MintMentha aquatica2023Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2023Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2023Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2023Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2023Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2023Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2023GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2023GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023Fragrant AgrimonyAgrimonia procera2023Fragrant AgrimonyAgrimonia procera2023Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2023Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2023Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2023Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2023Lesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoides2023Lesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoides2023Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2023Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2023HeatherCalluna vulgaris2023HeatherCalluna vulgaris2023Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2023Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2023False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2023False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2023Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023