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Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
56.50245, -5.51583
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Eider and Grey Heron
- 🍄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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Eider and Grey Heron
- 🍄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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Eider, Grey Heron, Oystercatcher +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Eider, Grey Heron, Oystercatcher +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Microbotryum silenes-dioicae, Amethyst Deceiver, Sycamore Tarspot +15 more · last seen 2022
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rosy Rustic, Large Yellow Underwing, Flame Carpet +244 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Skullcap, Lady's mantle, Bush Vetch +2 more · last seen 2024
Free
Photos
View from Connel Bridge - January 2016 (2)
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Wildlife to spot
9,851 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,851 records · National Biodiversity NetworkEider · Grey Heron · Oystercatcher · Wheatear · Stonechat +45
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RavenCorvus corax
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
🐝Insects16 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Sigara (Subsigara) distincta · Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis · Common Pondskater · Common Darter · Lesser water-boatmen +11
- Sigara (Subsigara) distinctaSigara (Subsigara) distincta
- Sigara (Sigara) dorsalisSigara (Sigara) dorsalis
- Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Lesser water-boatmenSigara (Subsigara) scotti
- Notonecta (Notonecta) obliqua
🌿Plants2 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Fragrant Agrimony · Skullcap
- Fragrant AgrimonyAgrimonia procera
- SkullcapScutellaria galericulata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,851 records · National Biodiversity NetworkEider · Grey Heron · Oystercatcher · Wheatear · Stonechat +45
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RavenCorvus corax
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
🐝Insects16 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Sigara (Subsigara) distincta · Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis · Common Pondskater · Common Darter · Lesser water-boatmen +11
- Sigara (Subsigara) distinctaSigara (Subsigara) distincta
- Sigara (Sigara) dorsalisSigara (Sigara) dorsalis
- Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Lesser water-boatmenSigara (Subsigara) scotti
- Notonecta (Notonecta) obliqua
🌿Plants2 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Fragrant Agrimony · Skullcap
- Fragrant AgrimonyAgrimonia procera
- SkullcapScutellaria galericulata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Notonecta (Notonecta) obliqua
Notonecta (Notonecta) obliqua
Corixa ibericaCorixa ibericaCorixa ibericaCorixa ibericaWater CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) capraiWater CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) capraiHesperocorixa linnaeiHesperocorixa linnaeiHesperocorixa linnaeiHesperocorixa linnaeiCommon Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glaucaCommon Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glaucaHesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergiRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed AdmiralVanessa atalantaRed AdmiralVanessa atalantaCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeBloomed Furrow BeeLasioglossum albipesBloomed Furrow BeeLasioglossum albipesGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023