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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greenshank and Water Rail
🌿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

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greenshank and Water Rail
🌿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

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Greenshank, Water Rail, Meadow Pipit +99 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Greenshank, Water Rail, Meadow Pipit +99 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Green-veined White, Common Fern Moth +51 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Green-veined White, Common Fern Moth +51 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ramsons, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Roseroot +190 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ramsons, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Roseroot +190 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Ramsons, Common Chickweed, Great Scented Liverwort +12 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Arum Rust, Puccinia festucae, Primrose Rust +4 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Arum Rust, Puccinia festucae, Primrose Rust +4 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Skye Trail - shortcut Camasunary to KilmarieWalking route128 km

Named routeLength 128 kmLocal walking route

Skye Trail - Stage 7Walking route20 km

Named routeLength 20 kmRegional walking route

Skye Trail - Stage 6Walking route16.5 km

Named routeLength 16.5 kmRegional walking route

Skye Trail - Stage 5Walking route18 km

Named routeLength 18 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

4,419 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,419 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

springsummer

2025

Black Guillemot · Willow Warbler · Swallow · Gannet · Blackbird +57

Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica
GannetMorus bassanus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great TitParus major
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RavenCorvus corax
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Common GullLarus canus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenshankTringa nebularia
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-eared OwlAsio otus

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Plants5 species

springsummer

2025

Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Ramsons · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Foxglove · Lousewort

Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,419 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

springsummer

2025

Black Guillemot · Willow Warbler · Swallow · Gannet · Blackbird +57

Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica
GannetMorus bassanus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great TitParus major
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RavenCorvus corax
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Common GullLarus canus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenshankTringa nebularia
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-eared OwlAsio otus

🌿

Plants5 species

springsummer

2025

Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Ramsons · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Foxglove · Lousewort

Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica

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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