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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Common Gull
✦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

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Common Gull
✦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

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Common Gull, Lapwing +92 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Common Gull, Lapwing +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Cheilosia illustrata, Limnephilus lunatus, Sylvicola punctatus +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cheilosia illustrata, Limnephilus lunatus, Sylvicola punctatus +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Various-leaved Pondweed, Lousewort · last seen 2025; Plants — Various-leaved Pondweed, Lousewort · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

RSPB Balranald Nature TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal 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

17,494 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,494 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

summer

2025

Oystercatcher · Lapwing · Greylag Goose · Little Grebe · Starling +69

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rock DoveColumba livia
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
SwallowHirundo rustica
GannetMorus bassanus
RedshankTringa totanus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
GadwallMareca strepera
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WigeonMareca penelope
RuffCalidris pugnax
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
RavenCorvus corax
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
EiderSomateria mollissima
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
CootFulica atra
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
DunlinCalidris alpina
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
TealAnas crecca
Little StintCalidris minuta
Black TernChlidonias niger
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus

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Insects3 species

summer

2025

Limnephilus lunatus · Sylvicola punctatus · Black Sexton Beetle

Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
Sylvicola punctatusSylvicola punctatus
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,494 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

summer

2025

Oystercatcher · Lapwing · Greylag Goose · Little Grebe · Starling +69

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rock DoveColumba livia
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
SwallowHirundo rustica
GannetMorus bassanus
RedshankTringa totanus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
GadwallMareca strepera
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WigeonMareca penelope
RuffCalidris pugnax
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
RavenCorvus corax
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
EiderSomateria mollissima
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
CootFulica atra
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
DunlinCalidris alpina
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
TealAnas crecca
Little StintCalidris minuta
Black TernChlidonias niger
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Limnephilus lunatus · Sylvicola punctatus · Black Sexton Beetle

Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
Sylvicola punctatusSylvicola punctatus
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Dave Fergusson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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