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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome
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57.76366, -7.23934
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Great Northern Diver, Gannet, Eider +35 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Northern Diver, Gannet, Eider +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cosmarium margaritiferum, Staurastrum bulbosum, Cosmarium blyttii var. novae-sylvae +38 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Cosmarium margaritiferum, Staurastrum bulbosum, Cosmarium blyttii var. novae-sylvae +38 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Crab's Eye Lichen, Rhizocarpon geographicum +1 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Crab's Eye Lichen, Rhizocarpon geographicum +1 more · last seen 2022
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Six-spot Burnet, Moss Carder Bee, Downlooker Snipefly +16 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Six-spot Burnet, Moss Carder Bee, Downlooker Snipefly +16 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Berneray Circular Walk Walking route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
182 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 182 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Northern Diver · Gannet · Eider · Black Guillemot · Long-tailed Duck +33
Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Gannet Morus bassanus Eider Somateria mollissima Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2023 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2023 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2022 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2024 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2017 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2017 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2017 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2017 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2017 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2017 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2017 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2017 Common Gull Larus canus2017 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2017 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2017 Dunlin Calidris alpina2017 Razorbill Alca torda Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Redshank Tringa totanus2011 Skylark Alauda arvensis2011 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2011 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2011 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2011 Twite Linaria flavirostris2011 Greylag Goose Anser anser2011 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2011 Sanderling Calidris alba2011 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2011 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2011 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2011 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2011 Blackbird Turdus merula2011 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2011 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Otter · Cuvier's Beaked Whale
Otter Lutra lutra Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris2018 Six-spot Burnet · Downlooker Snipefly · Moss Carder Bee · White-tailed Bumblebee · Blue-tailed Damselfly +14
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Green-veined White Pieris napi Back-Swimmer Common Orange Lichen · Crab's Eye Lichen · Rhizocarpon geographicum · Scarlet Waxcap
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina Crab's Eye Lichen Ochrolechia parella Rhizocarpon geographicum Rhizocarpon geographicum Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea2014 Cosmarium margaritiferum · Staurastrum bulbosum · Cosmarium blyttii var. novae-sylvae · Cosmarium reniforme · Staurastrum avicula +36
Cosmarium margaritiferum Cosmarium margaritiferum Staurastrum bulbosum Staurastrum bulbosum Cosmarium blyttii var. novae-sylvae Cosmarium blyttii var. novae-sylvae Cosmarium reniforme Cosmarium reniforme Staurastrum avicula Staurastrum avicula Tetmemorus granulatus Tetmemorus granulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 182 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Northern Diver · Gannet · Eider · Black Guillemot · Long-tailed Duck +33
Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Gannet Morus bassanus Eider Somateria mollissima Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2023 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2023 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2022 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2024 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2017 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2017 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2017 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2017 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2017 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2017 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2017 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2017 Common Gull Larus canus2017 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2017 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2017 Dunlin Calidris alpina2017 Razorbill Alca torda Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Redshank Tringa totanus2011 Skylark Alauda arvensis2011 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2011 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2011 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2011 Twite Linaria flavirostris2011 Greylag Goose Anser anser2011 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2011 Sanderling Calidris alba2011 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2011 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2011 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2011 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2011 Blackbird Turdus merula2011 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2011 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Otter · Cuvier's Beaked Whale
Otter Lutra lutra Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris2018 Six-spot Burnet · Downlooker Snipefly · Moss Carder Bee · White-tailed Bumblebee · Blue-tailed Damselfly +14
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Green-veined White Pieris napi Back-Swimmer Common Orange Lichen · Crab's Eye Lichen · Rhizocarpon geographicum · Scarlet Waxcap
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina Crab's Eye Lichen Ochrolechia parella Rhizocarpon geographicum Rhizocarpon geographicum Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea2014 Cosmarium margaritiferum · Staurastrum bulbosum · Cosmarium blyttii var. novae-sylvae · Cosmarium reniforme · Staurastrum avicula +36
Cosmarium margaritiferum Cosmarium margaritiferum Staurastrum bulbosum Staurastrum bulbosum Cosmarium blyttii var. novae-sylvae Cosmarium blyttii var. novae-sylvae Cosmarium reniforme Cosmarium reniforme Staurastrum avicula Staurastrum avicula Tetmemorus granulatus Tetmemorus granulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Notonecta
Notonecta
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa
Hydroporus Hydroporus
Hydroporus Hydroporus
Lesser water-boatmen Sigara (Subsigara) scotti
Lesser water-boatmen Sigara (Subsigara) scotti
Lesser Water-Boatman Corixidae
Lesser Water-Boatman Corixidae
Cloeon simile Cloeon simile
Cloeon simile Cloeon simile
Darter Dragonfly Sympetrum
Darter Dragonfly Sympetrum
Agabus Agabus
Agabus Agabus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Oecetis furva Oecetis furva
Oecetis furva Oecetis furva
Agabus bipustulatus Agabus bipustulatus
Agabus bipustulatus Agabus bipustulatus
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Gerris (Gerris) thoracicus Gerris (Gerris) thoracicus
Gerris (Gerris) thoracicus Gerris (Gerris) thoracicus Cosmarium phaseolus
Cosmarium phaseolus
Cosmarium phaseolus
Cosmarium phaseolus
Cosmarium depressum Cosmarium depressum
Cosmarium depressum Cosmarium depressum
Euastrum elegans Euastrum elegans
Euastrum elegans Euastrum elegans
Staurastrum alternans Staurastrum alternans
Staurastrum alternans Staurastrum alternans
Hyalotheca dissiliens Hyalotheca dissiliens
Hyalotheca dissiliens Hyalotheca dissiliens
Spondylosium pulchellum Spondylosium pulchellum
Spondylosium pulchellum Spondylosium pulchellum
Euastrum binale Euastrum binale
Euastrum binale Euastrum binale
Closterium attenuatum Closterium attenuatum
Closterium attenuatum Closterium attenuatum
Closterium calosporum Closterium calosporum
Closterium calosporum Closterium calosporum
Cosmarium monomazum var. polymazum Cosmarium monomazum var. polymazum
Cosmarium monomazum var. polymazum Cosmarium monomazum var. polymazum
Closterium dianae Closterium dianae
Closterium dianae Closterium dianae
Actinotaenium cucurbita Actinotaenium cucurbita
Actinotaenium cucurbita Actinotaenium cucurbita
Closterium limneticum Closterium limneticum
Closterium limneticum Closterium limneticum
Gonatozygon brebissonii Gonatozygon brebissonii
Gonatozygon brebissonii Gonatozygon brebissonii
Staurastrum teliferum Staurastrum teliferum
Staurastrum teliferum Staurastrum teliferum
Teilingia granulata Teilingia granulata
Teilingia granulata Teilingia granulata
Euastrum pectinatum Euastrum pectinatum
Euastrum pectinatum Euastrum pectinatum
Cosmarium humile Cosmarium humile
Cosmarium humile Cosmarium humile
Staurodesmus convergens Staurodesmus convergens
Staurodesmus convergens Staurodesmus convergens
Staurodesmus cuspidatus Staurodesmus cuspidatus
Staurodesmus cuspidatus Staurodesmus cuspidatus
Xanthidium octocorne Xanthidium octocorne
Xanthidium octocorne Xanthidium octocorne
Staurastrum gracile Staurastrum gracile
Staurastrum gracile Staurastrum gracile
Euastrum gayanum Euastrum gayanum
Euastrum gayanum Euastrum gayanum
Staurodesmus glaber Staurodesmus glaber
Staurodesmus glaber Staurodesmus glaber
Closterium parvulum var. angustum Closterium parvulum var. angustum
Closterium parvulum var. angustum Closterium parvulum var. angustum
Xanthidium antilopaeum Xanthidium antilopaeum
Xanthidium antilopaeum Xanthidium antilopaeum
Closterium navicula Closterium navicula
Closterium navicula Closterium navicula
Staurastrum tetracerum Staurastrum tetracerum
Staurastrum tetracerum Staurastrum tetracerum
Spirotaenia erythrocephala Spirotaenia erythrocephala
Spirotaenia erythrocephala Spirotaenia erythrocephala
Coral Weed Corallina officinalis
Coral Weed Corallina officinalis
Cosmarium botrytis Cosmarium botrytis
Cosmarium botrytis Cosmarium botrytis
Staurastrum inflexum Staurastrum inflexum
Staurastrum inflexum Staurastrum inflexum
Netrium digitus Netrium digitus
Netrium digitus Netrium digitus
Closterium incurvum Closterium incurvum
Closterium incurvum Closterium incurvum
Cosmarium subprotumidum Cosmarium subprotumidum
Cosmarium subprotumidum Cosmarium subprotumidum 