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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Dogs welcome
Getting here
57.98534, -4.53720
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Siskin and Coal Tit
- 🍄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
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Siskin and Coal Tit
- 🍄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 — Siskin, Coal Tit, Willow Warbler +45 more · last seen 2023
Free
Birds — Siskin, Coal Tit, Willow Warbler +45 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Tiger's Eye, Penny Bun, Birch Milkcap +47 more · last seen 2022
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Scotch Argus, Red Admiral, Orange-tip +20 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — daffodils, Scots Pine, Downy Birch +161 more · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Cape Wrath)Mountain bike route133.3 km▾
Named routeLength 133.3 kmNational Cycle Network
Great North Trail (John o' Groats)Mountain bike route223.7 km▾
Named routeLength 223.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,689 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,689 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLong-tailed Tit · Coal Tit · Goldcrest · Raven
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RavenCorvus corax
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Wild Cat Hybrid
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2022
Eristalis intricaria · Meiosimyza · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Black Snipefly +5
- Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
- MeiosimyzaMeiosimyza
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Common Red Soldier Beetle
Penny Bun · Birch Milkcap · Hintapink Brittlegill · Tiger's Eye · Woolly Tooth +28
- Penny BunBoletus edulis
- Birch MilkcapLactarius tabidus
- Hintapink BrittlegillRussula paludosa
- Tiger's EyeColtricia perennis
- Woolly ToothPhellodon tomentosus
- fiacail lannachSarcodon imbricatus
- Birch RustMelampsoridium betulinum
Heather · Common Bent · Downy Birch · Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Great Wood-rush +105
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens
- Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
- BeechFagus sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,689 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLong-tailed Tit · Coal Tit · Goldcrest · Raven
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RavenCorvus corax
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Wild Cat Hybrid
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2022
Eristalis intricaria · Meiosimyza · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Black Snipefly +5
- Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
- MeiosimyzaMeiosimyza
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Common Red Soldier Beetle
Penny Bun · Birch Milkcap · Hintapink Brittlegill · Tiger's Eye · Woolly Tooth +28
- Penny BunBoletus edulis
- Birch MilkcapLactarius tabidus
- Hintapink BrittlegillRussula paludosa
- Tiger's EyeColtricia perennis
- Woolly ToothPhellodon tomentosus
- fiacail lannachSarcodon imbricatus
- Birch RustMelampsoridium betulinum
Heather · Common Bent · Downy Birch · Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Great Wood-rush +105
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens
- Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
- BeechFagus sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhagonycha fulva
Rhagonycha fulva
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxBlack ClockPterostichus madidusBlack ClockPterostichus madidusBee BeetleTrichius fasciatus2023Bee BeetleTrichius fasciatus2023Deadly WebcapCortinarius rubellusDeadly WebcapCortinarius rubellusPuccinia obscuraPuccinia obscuraPuccinia obscuraPuccinia obscuraPlums And CustardTricholomopsis rutilansPlums And CustardTricholomopsis rutilansTawny GrisetteAmanita fulva2021Tawny GrisetteAmanita fulva2021The MillerClitopilus prunulus2021The MillerClitopilus prunulus2021Primrose BrittlegillRussula sardonia2021Primrose BrittlegillRussula sardonia2021Brown Birch BoleteLeccinum scabrum2021Brown Birch BoleteLeccinum scabrum2021Greyshank BoleteLeccinum cyaneobasileucum2021Greyshank BoleteLeccinum cyaneobasileucum2021Saffron MilkcapLactarius deliciosus2021Saffron MilkcapLactarius deliciosus2021Peppery BoleteChalciporus piperatus2021Peppery BoleteChalciporus piperatus2021Lactarius necatorLactarius necator2021Lactarius necatorLactarius necator2021Suede BoleteXerocomus subtomentosus2021Suede BoleteXerocomus subtomentosus2021Bovine BoleteSuillus bovinus2021Bovine BoleteSuillus bovinus2021Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens2021Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens2021Humpback BrittlegillRussula caerulea2021Humpback BrittlegillRussula caerulea2021Bolete MouldHypomyces chrysospermus2021Bolete MouldHypomyces chrysospermus2021Velvet BoleteSuillus variegatus2021Velvet BoleteSuillus variegatus2021Yellow Swamp BrittlegillRussula claroflava2021Yellow Swamp BrittlegillRussula claroflava2021Prunes And CustardTricholomopsis decora2021Prunes And CustardTricholomopsis decora2021Fly AgaricAmanita muscaria var. muscaria2021Fly AgaricAmanita muscaria var. muscaria2021Angel's WingsPleurocybella porrigens2021Angel's WingsPleurocybella porrigens2021Birch BrittlegillRussula betularum2021Birch BrittlegillRussula betularum2021Orange Birch BoleteLeccinum versipelle2021Orange Birch BoleteLeccinum versipelle2021Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2021Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2021Amanita excelsa var. excelsaAmanita excelsa var. excelsa2021Amanita excelsa var. excelsaAmanita excelsa var. excelsa2021False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca2021False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca2021BilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusHybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsiiHybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsiiTea-leaved WillowSalix phylicifoliaTea-leaved WillowSalix phylicifoliaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGeumGeumGeumGeumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareDusky Crane's-billGeranium phaeumDusky Crane's-billGeranium phaeumEupatoriumEupatoriumEupatoriumEupatoriumColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisAngelicaAngelicaAngelicaAngelicaBlue EryngoEryngium planumBlue EryngoEryngium planumSherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardiiSherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardiiHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaCamassia leichtliniiCamassia leichtliniiCamassia leichtliniiCamassia leichtliniiCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraVirginia-creeperParthenocissus quinquefoliaVirginia-creeperParthenocissus quinquefoliaGarden PansyViola altaica x lutea x tricolor = V. x wittrockianaGarden PansyViola altaica x lutea x tricolor = V. x wittrockianaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaDame's-violetHesperis matronalisDame's-violetHesperis matronalisMelancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllumMelancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllumGlaucous Dog-RoseRosa vosagiacaGlaucous Dog-RoseRosa vosagiacaChinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosaChinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareLungwortPulmonaria officinalisLungwortPulmonaria officinalisMartagon LilyLilium martagonMartagon LilyLilium martagonAsian Bleeding-heartLamprocapnos spectabilisAsian Bleeding-heartLamprocapnos spectabilisPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaPyrus salicifolia 'Pendula'Pyrus salicifolia 'Pendula'Pyrus salicifolia 'Pendula'Pyrus salicifolia 'Pendula'BorageBorago officinalisBorageBorago officinalisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataBird CherryPrunus padusBird CherryPrunus padusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaCaucasian-StonecropPhedimus spuriusCaucasian-StonecropPhedimus spuriusHorned PansyViola cornutaHorned PansyViola cornutaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensWestern MugwortArtemisia ludovicianaWestern MugwortArtemisia ludovicianaAstrantia major subsp. carinthiacaAstrantia major subsp. carinthiacaAstrantia major subsp. carinthiacaAstrantia major subsp. carinthiacaJuniperusJuniperusJuniperusJuniperusMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusOnionAlliumOnionAlliumScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved OsierSalix viminalis x caprea = S. x smithianaBroad-leaved OsierSalix viminalis x caprea = S. x smithianaPinnate CoralrootCardamine heptaphyllaPinnate CoralrootCardamine heptaphyllaBoxBuxus sempervirensBoxBuxus sempervirensMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusJuniperJuniperus communisJuniperJuniperus communisSaxifrageSaxifragaSaxifrageSaxifragaCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisRock Crane's-billGeranium macrorrhizumRock Crane's-billGeranium macrorrhizumLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaChivesAllium schoenoprasumChivesAllium schoenoprasumButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaYellow AzaleaRhododendron luteumYellow AzaleaRhododendron luteumCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileBrook ThistleCirsium rivulareBrook ThistleCirsium rivulareGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaKnotweedPersicariaKnotweedPersicariaFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumHimalayan BistortBistorta affinisHimalayan BistortBistorta affinisSageSalvia officinalisSageSalvia officinalisDarley Dale HeathErica carnea x erigena = E. x darleyensisDarley Dale HeathErica carnea x erigena = E. x darleyensisFrench Meadow-rueThalictrum aquilegiifoliumFrench Meadow-rueThalictrum aquilegiifoliumWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHeart-leaved BergeniaBergenia cordifoliaHeart-leaved BergeniaBergenia cordifoliaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususHybrid BirchBetula pendula x pubescens = B. x aurataHybrid BirchBetula pendula x pubescens = B. x aurataWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix aurita