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Getting here
57.48840, -4.53039
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Chaffinch
- ✦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
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Chaffinch
- ✦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 — Wren, Chaffinch, Robin +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Robin +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Speckled Wood +39 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grass-of-Parnassus, Round-leaved Sundew, Green-ribbed Sedge +97 more · last seen 2023
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Muir to Clash CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRef MOO R4Local walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Muir of Ord to North Kessock via BlairdhuCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Northern Highlands)Mountain bike route166.4 km▾
Named routeLength 166.4 kmNational Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,067 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,067 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldcrest · Jay · Wren · Robin · Chaffinch +20
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Red Deer · Roe Deer · Sika Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Sika DeerCervus nippon2023
Slave-making Ant · Green Tiger Beetle · Black Clock · Forest Cuckoo Bee · Staphylinus erythropterus +3
- Slave-making AntFormica sanguinea
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris
- Staphylinus erythropterusStaphylinus erythropterus
- Carabus glabratusCarabus glabratus
- Large Red Damselfly
🌿Plants88 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Grass-of-Parnassus · Green-ribbed Sedge · Crowberry agg. · Soft-rush · Wavy Hair-Grass +83
- Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris
- Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
- Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,067 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldcrest · Jay · Wren · Robin · Chaffinch +20
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Red Deer · Roe Deer · Sika Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Sika DeerCervus nippon2023
Slave-making Ant · Green Tiger Beetle · Black Clock · Forest Cuckoo Bee · Staphylinus erythropterus +3
- Slave-making AntFormica sanguinea
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris
- Staphylinus erythropterusStaphylinus erythropterus
- Carabus glabratusCarabus glabratus
- Large Red Damselfly
🌿Plants88 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Grass-of-Parnassus · Green-ribbed Sedge · Crowberry agg. · Soft-rush · Wavy Hair-Grass +83
- Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris
- Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
- Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorariusDor BeetleGeotrupes stercorariusHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustrisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaDeergrassTrichophorum cespitosumDeergrassTrichophorum cespitosumHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumBroad-leaved CottongrassEriophorum latifoliumBroad-leaved CottongrassEriophorum latifoliumHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow SaxifrageSaxifraga aizoidesYellow SaxifrageSaxifraga aizoidesEuropean LarchLarix deciduaEuropean LarchLarix deciduaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaFew-flowered SedgeCarex paucifloraFew-flowered SedgeCarex paucifloraYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisCommon JuniperJuniperus communis subsp. communisCommon JuniperJuniperus communis subsp. communisHeath CudweedOmalotheca sylvaticaHeath CudweedOmalotheca sylvaticaEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaLesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoidesLesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoidesWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumLong-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpaLong-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileCowberryVaccinium vitis-idaeaCowberryVaccinium vitis-idaeaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaFew-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinquefloraFew-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinquefloraLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumNorthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurellaNorthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurellaMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreLesser Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera bifoliaLesser Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera bifoliaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaChickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaeaChickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaeaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaOak FernGymnocarpium dryopterisOak FernGymnocarpium dryopterisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisHeath Fragrant-orchidGymnadenia borealisHeath Fragrant-orchidGymnadenia borealisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2022Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2022Water AvensGeum rivale2022Water AvensGeum rivale2022Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2022Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2022Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2022Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2022