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57.53282, -7.28611
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Greenshank 🌿 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
🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Greenshank 🌿 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 — Meadow Pipit, Greenshank, Skylark +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Greenshank, Skylark +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Magpie Moth, Large Heath, Silver-ground Carpet +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Magpie Moth, Large Heath, Silver-ground Carpet +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Thrift, Rough Stonewort, Common Saltmarsh-grass +171 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Thrift, Rough Stonewort, Common Saltmarsh-grass +171 more · last seen 2016
Free
Plants — Fennel Pondweed, Rowan, Bramble +10 more foraging species
Varies
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Taphrina potentillae, Nettle Clustercup Rust, Tar Lichen +5 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Taphrina potentillae, Nettle Clustercup Rust, Tar Lichen +5 more · last seen 2016
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hebridean Way (Hiking) Walking route 252 km ▾
Hiking route along the length of the Outer Hebrides
Named route Length 252 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Carinish Crofting Woodland Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Beinn Langais Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Hebridean Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HW Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,029 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,029 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Greenshank · Skylark · Meadow Pipit · Herring Gull · Curlew +51
Greenshank Tringa nebularia2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2021 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2021 Common Gull Larus canus2021 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2021 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2020 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2020 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2020 Merlin Falco columbarius2020 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Knot Calidris canutus2020 Dunlin Calidris alpina2020 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2020 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2020 Dunnock Prunella modularis2020 Sanderling Calidris alba2020 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2020 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 Robin Erithacus rubecula2019 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2019 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2019 Eider Somateria mollissima2019 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Red Deer · Rabbit · Otter
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2019 Otter Lutra lutra2019 🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Calathus fuscipes · Carabus problematicus · Pterostichus niger · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Heath Bumblebee +2
Calathus fuscipes Calathus fuscipes Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2022 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2021 Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2020 Dark Arches Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,029 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Greenshank · Skylark · Meadow Pipit · Herring Gull · Curlew +51
Greenshank Tringa nebularia2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2021 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2021 Common Gull Larus canus2021 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2021 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2020 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2020 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2020 Merlin Falco columbarius2020 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Knot Calidris canutus2020 Dunlin Calidris alpina2020 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2020 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2020 Dunnock Prunella modularis2020 Sanderling Calidris alba2020 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2020 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 Robin Erithacus rubecula2019 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2019 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2019 Eider Somateria mollissima2019 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Red Deer · Rabbit · Otter
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2019 Otter Lutra lutra2019 🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Calathus fuscipes · Carabus problematicus · Pterostichus niger · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Heath Bumblebee +2
Calathus fuscipes Calathus fuscipes Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2022 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2021 Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2020 Dark Arches Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Apamea monoglypha2019
Apamea monoglypha2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 