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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦129+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Siskin and Robin
🍄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

🐦129+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Siskin and Robin
🍄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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Siskin, Robin, Blackcap +126 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Siskin, Robin, Blackcap +126 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Bog Beacon, Plums And Custard, Scarlet Waxcap +23 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Bog Beacon, Plums And Custard, Scarlet Waxcap +23 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Moss Carder Bee, Common Carder Bee, Small Garden Bumblebee +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Moss Carder Bee, Common Carder Bee, Small Garden Bumblebee +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Netrium oblongum, Teilingia granulata, Cosmarium quadratum +4 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Netrium oblongum, Teilingia granulata, Cosmarium quadratum +4 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route 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

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Hebridean WayCycling route

Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,260 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,260 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Goldfinch · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Greylag Goose · Wren +40

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CorncrakeCrex crex2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CuckooCuculus canorus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GannetMorus bassanus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
EiderSomateria mollissima
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2024

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Six-spot Burnet · Red Admiral · Cinnabar · Garden Stilt +3

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2024
Garden StiltGracillaria syringella
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2024
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2024
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2024

🍄

Fungi3 species

springautumn

2025

Bog Beacon · Plums And Custard · Scarlet Waxcap

Bog BeaconMitrula paludosa2024
Plums And CustardTricholomopsis rutilans
Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea2024

🌿

Plants74 species

spring

2024

Bog-myrtle · Marsh Pennywort · Black Bog-rush · Meadow Buttercup · Pill Sedge +69

Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
Black Bog-rushSchoenus nigricans
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera
Dwarf JuniperJuniperus communis subsp. nana
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Floating Club-rushEleogiton fluitans
CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Common SedgeCarex nigra
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris
Dwarf WillowSalix herbacea
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Fir ClubmossHuperzia selago
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Juncus effusus var. effususJuncus effusus var. effusus
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Water LobeliaLobelia dortmanna
DandelionTaraxacum
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
TormentilPotentilla erecta
BearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursi
AspenPopulus tremula
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Eared WillowSalix aurita
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvaticaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvatica
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
RowanSorbus aucuparia
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Hay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemula
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
White CloverTrifolium repens
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
ShoreweedLittorella uniflora
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Wilson's Filmy-fernHymenophyllum wilsonii
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Star SedgeCarex echinata
BrambleRubus fruticosus
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,260 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Goldfinch · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Greylag Goose · Wren +40

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CorncrakeCrex crex2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CuckooCuculus canorus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GannetMorus bassanus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
EiderSomateria mollissima
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2024

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Six-spot Burnet · Red Admiral · Cinnabar · Garden Stilt +3

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2024
Garden StiltGracillaria syringella
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2024
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2024
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2024

🍄

Fungi3 species

springautumn

2025

Bog Beacon · Plums And Custard · Scarlet Waxcap

Bog BeaconMitrula paludosa2024
Plums And CustardTricholomopsis rutilans
Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea2024

🌿

Plants74 species

spring

2024

Bog-myrtle · Marsh Pennywort · Black Bog-rush · Meadow Buttercup · Pill Sedge +69

Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
Black Bog-rushSchoenus nigricans
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera
Dwarf JuniperJuniperus communis subsp. nana
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Floating Club-rushEleogiton fluitans
CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Common SedgeCarex nigra
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris
Dwarf WillowSalix herbacea
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Fir ClubmossHuperzia selago
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Juncus effusus var. effususJuncus effusus var. effusus
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Water LobeliaLobelia dortmanna
DandelionTaraxacum
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
TormentilPotentilla erecta
BearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursi
AspenPopulus tremula
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Eared WillowSalix aurita
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvaticaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvatica
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
RowanSorbus aucuparia
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Hay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemula
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
White CloverTrifolium repens
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
ShoreweedLittorella uniflora
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Wilson's Filmy-fernHymenophyllum wilsonii
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Star SedgeCarex echinata
BrambleRubus fruticosus
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Marc Calhoun · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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