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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, Common Gull +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, Common Gull +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Dark red crusts, Coralline crusts, Alga +67 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Dark red crusts, Coralline crusts, Alga +67 more · last seen 2015

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Naohidemyces vacciniorum, Crown Rust +2 more · last seen 2010; Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Naohidemyces vacciniorum, Crown Rust +2 more · last seen 2010

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Magpie Moth, Common Hawker, Staphylinus erythropterus +3 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Magpie Moth, Common Hawker, Staphylinus erythropterus +3 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes 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

North Lee WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

962 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

962 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

springsummer

2025

Stonechat · Meadow Pipit · Common Gull · Hooded Crow · Oystercatcher +63

StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2019
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2016
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2019
RobinErithacus rubecula2016
GannetMorus bassanus2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2019
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2016
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2016
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2015
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2013
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2013
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2013
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2022
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
MerlinFalco columbarius2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2019
Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus2019
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2019
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2016
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2016
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2016
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis2015
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2013

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2024

Red Deer · Otter · Rabbit · Grey Seal · Field Vole

Red DeerCervus elaphus
OtterLutra lutra
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2014
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2016
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2014

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2023

Magpie Moth · Common Hawker · Staphylinus erythropterus · Large Heath · Small Garden Bumblebee +1

Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2019
Staphylinus erythropterusStaphylinus erythropterus2018
Large HeathCoenonympha tullia2018
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2016
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2010

🍄

Fungi5 species

summer

2010

Naohidemyces vacciniorum · Violet Bramble Rust · Crown Rust · Pale Bramble Rust · Uromyces acetosae

Naohidemyces vacciniorumNaohidemyces vacciniorum
Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
Crown RustPuccinia coronata
Pale Bramble RustKuehneola uredinis
Uromyces acetosaeUromyces acetosae

🌿

Plants74 species

autumn

2018

Dark red crusts · Round-leaved Sundew · Common Club-rush · White Water-lily · Royal Fern +69

Dark red crustsRhodophyta2015
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba
Royal FernOsmunda regalis2014
Bog OrchidHammarbya paludosa2011
AllseedLinum radiola
AlgaAlgae2015
Coralline crustsCorallinaceae2015
Pale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanica2011
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2011
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2011
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2011
Star SedgeCarex echinata2011
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2011
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2011
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2011
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2011
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2011
Many-stalked Spike-rushEleocharis multicaulis2011
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2011
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2011
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2011
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2011
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2011
Hay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemula2011
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2011
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2011
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2011
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2011
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2011
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2011
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2011
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2011
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2011
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2011
DandelionTaraxacum2011
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2011
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2011
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2011
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2011
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2011
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2011
Floating Club-rushEleogiton fluitans2011
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2011
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2011
TormentilPotentilla erecta2011
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2011
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2011
RowanSorbus aucuparia2011
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2011
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2011
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2011
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2011
BrambleRubus fruticosus2011
Velvet BentAgrostis canina2011
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2011
Common SedgeCarex nigra2011
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2011
AspenPopulus tremula2010
Spring QuillwortIsoetes echinospora2011
Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii2010
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Frosted OracheAtriplex laciniata
Green LaverUlva2015
Common MaërlPhymatolithon calcareum2015
Nitophyllum punctatumNitophyllum punctatum2015
CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2011
Pyramidal BugleAjuga pyramidalis2010
Rubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemus2010
Rubus septentrionalisRubus septentrionalis2010
Apple-mintMentha spicata x suaveolens = M. x villosa2010
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2010
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

962 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

springsummer

2025

Stonechat · Meadow Pipit · Common Gull · Hooded Crow · Oystercatcher +63

StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2019
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2016
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2019
RobinErithacus rubecula2016
GannetMorus bassanus2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2019
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2016
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2016
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2015
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2013
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2013
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2013
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2022
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
MerlinFalco columbarius2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2019
Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus2019
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2019
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2016
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2016
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2016
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis2015
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2013

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2024

Red Deer · Otter · Rabbit · Grey Seal · Field Vole

Red DeerCervus elaphus
OtterLutra lutra
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2014
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2016
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2014

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2023

Magpie Moth · Common Hawker · Staphylinus erythropterus · Large Heath · Small Garden Bumblebee +1

Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2019
Staphylinus erythropterusStaphylinus erythropterus2018
Large HeathCoenonympha tullia2018
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2016
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2010

🍄

Fungi5 species

summer

2010

Naohidemyces vacciniorum · Violet Bramble Rust · Crown Rust · Pale Bramble Rust · Uromyces acetosae

Naohidemyces vacciniorumNaohidemyces vacciniorum
Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
Crown RustPuccinia coronata
Pale Bramble RustKuehneola uredinis
Uromyces acetosaeUromyces acetosae

🌿

Plants74 species

autumn

2018

Dark red crusts · Round-leaved Sundew · Common Club-rush · White Water-lily · Royal Fern +69

Dark red crustsRhodophyta2015
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba
Royal FernOsmunda regalis2014
Bog OrchidHammarbya paludosa2011
AllseedLinum radiola
AlgaAlgae2015
Coralline crustsCorallinaceae2015
Pale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanica2011
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2011
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2011
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2011
Star SedgeCarex echinata2011
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2011
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2011
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2011
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2011
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2011
Many-stalked Spike-rushEleocharis multicaulis2011
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2011
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2011
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2011
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2011
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2011
Hay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemula2011
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2011
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2011
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2011
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2011
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2011
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2011
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2011
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2011
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2011
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2011
DandelionTaraxacum2011
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2011
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2011
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2011
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2011
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2011
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2011
Floating Club-rushEleogiton fluitans2011
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2011
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2011
TormentilPotentilla erecta2011
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2011
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2011
RowanSorbus aucuparia2011
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2011
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2011
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2011
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2011
BrambleRubus fruticosus2011
Velvet BentAgrostis canina2011
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2011
Common SedgeCarex nigra2011
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2011
AspenPopulus tremula2010
Spring QuillwortIsoetes echinospora2011
Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii2010
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Frosted OracheAtriplex laciniata
Green LaverUlva2015
Common MaërlPhymatolithon calcareum2015
Nitophyllum punctatumNitophyllum punctatum2015
CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2011
Pyramidal BugleAjuga pyramidalis2010
Rubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemus2010
Rubus septentrionalisRubus septentrionalis2010
Apple-mintMentha spicata x suaveolens = M. x villosa2010
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2010
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Allan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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