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📷 Michael Earnshaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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56.91891, -7.54547

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corncrake and Oystercatcher
🍄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

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corncrake and Oystercatcher
🍄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

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🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Corncrake, Oystercatcher, Meadow Pipit +97 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Corncrake, Oystercatcher, Meadow Pipit +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Sea Ivory, Crab's Eye Lichen, Common Orange Lichen +48 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Sea Ivory, Crab's Eye Lichen, Common Orange Lichen +48 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cosmarium sportella, Closterium dianae var. brevius, Euastrum pectinatum +31 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cosmarium sportella, Closterium dianae var. brevius, Euastrum pectinatum +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Moss Carder Bee, White-tailed Bumblebee, Great Yellow Bumblebee +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Moss Carder Bee, White-tailed Bumblebee, Great Yellow Bumblebee +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

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

2,089 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,089 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

summerautumn

2025

Shag · Oystercatcher · Corncrake · Pied Wagtail · Meadow Pipit +51

ShagGulosus aristotelis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CorncrakeCrex crex2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Common GuillemotUria aalge
GannetMorus bassanus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Common GullLarus canus
EiderSomateria mollissima
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RazorbillAlca torda
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
DunlinCalidris alpina
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
SanderlingCalidris alba
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Little AukAlle alle
MerlinFalco columbarius
Rock DoveColumba livia
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
CurlewNumenius arquata
PuffinFratercula arctica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RedshankTringa totanus
Asio flammeus flammeusAsio flammeus flammeus2024
Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024

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Insects4 species

summer

2025

Moss Carder Bee · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Great Yellow Bumblebee · Dor Beetle

Moss Carder BeeBombus muscorum
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Great Yellow BumblebeeBombus distinguendus
Dor BeetleGeotrupes2024

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2025

Pale Butterwort · Bog Pimpernel

Pale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanica
Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,089 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

summerautumn

2025

Shag · Oystercatcher · Corncrake · Pied Wagtail · Meadow Pipit +51

ShagGulosus aristotelis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CorncrakeCrex crex2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Common GuillemotUria aalge
GannetMorus bassanus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Common GullLarus canus
EiderSomateria mollissima
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RazorbillAlca torda
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
DunlinCalidris alpina
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
SanderlingCalidris alba
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Little AukAlle alle
MerlinFalco columbarius
Rock DoveColumba livia
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
CurlewNumenius arquata
PuffinFratercula arctica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RedshankTringa totanus
Asio flammeus flammeusAsio flammeus flammeus2024
Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Moss Carder Bee · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Great Yellow Bumblebee · Dor Beetle

Moss Carder BeeBombus muscorum
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Great Yellow BumblebeeBombus distinguendus
Dor BeetleGeotrupes2024

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2025

Pale Butterwort · Bog Pimpernel

Pale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanica
Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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⛪Our Lady of the Waves and St John Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→✦Carn Ghaltair, BrochHistoric site3.3 km→✦Dun a' Chaolais, BrochHistoric site2.5 km→

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