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Getting here
57.62872, -6.27740
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Ring Ouzel and Raven
- 🍄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
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Ring Ouzel and Raven
- 🍄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 — Ring Ouzel, Raven, Wheatear +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Scarlet Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap, Parrot Waxcap +16 more · last seen 2022
Varies
Birds — Ring Ouzel, Raven, Wheatear +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bell Heather, Alpine Lady's-mantle, Daisy +252 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White, Magpie Moth +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Quiraing loopWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wee Woodland WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Skye Trail - Stage 2Walking route27.5 km▾
Named routeLength 27.5 kmRegional walking route
Skye Trail - Stage 1Walking route12.2 km▾
Named routeLength 12.2 kmRegional walking route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,918 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,918 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Ring Ouzel · Wheatear · Hooded Crow · Meadow Pipit · Raven +26
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2023
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
- GannetMorus bassanus2023
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua2023
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2023
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2023
- Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2023
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Common TernSterna hirundo2023
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2024▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Carabus glabratus · Orchid Beetle · Metriocnemus fuscipes · Downlooker Snipefly
- Carabus glabratusCarabus glabratus
- Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus
- Metriocnemus fuscipesMetriocnemus fuscipes
- Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2024
🌿Plants52 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Bell Heather · Alpine Lady's-mantle · Daisy · Heather · New Zealand Willowherb +47
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea
- Alpine Lady's-mantleAlchemilla alpina
- DaisyBellis perennis
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,918 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Ring Ouzel · Wheatear · Hooded Crow · Meadow Pipit · Raven +26
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2023
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
- GannetMorus bassanus2023
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua2023
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2023
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2023
- Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2023
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Common TernSterna hirundo2023
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2024▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Carabus glabratus · Orchid Beetle · Metriocnemus fuscipes · Downlooker Snipefly
- Carabus glabratusCarabus glabratus
- Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus
- Metriocnemus fuscipesMetriocnemus fuscipes
- Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2024
🌿Plants52 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Bell Heather · Alpine Lady's-mantle · Daisy · Heather · New Zealand Willowherb +47
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea
- Alpine Lady's-mantleAlchemilla alpina
- DaisyBellis perennis
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Moss Campion
Moss Campion
Silene acaulis2024
Silene acaulis2024
Alpine ClubmossDiphasiastrum alpinum2023Alpine ClubmossDiphasiastrum alpinum2023TormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisStag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatum2023Stag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatum2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2024BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2024Wild ThymeThymus drucei2024Wild ThymeThymus drucei2024Mossy SaxifrageSaxifraga hypnoides2024Mossy SaxifrageSaxifraga hypnoides2024Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaSpineless AcaenaAcaena inermisSpineless AcaenaAcaena inermisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2024Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2024Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024Mat-grassNardus stricta2024Mat-grassNardus stricta2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. filicaulisAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. filicaulis2024Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. filicaulisAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. filicaulis2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara2024Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara2024Purple SaxifrageSaxifraga oppositifolia2024Purple SaxifrageSaxifraga oppositifolia2024Holly-fernPolystichum lonchitis2024Holly-fernPolystichum lonchitis2024Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2024Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2024Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2024GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2024GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2024Yellow SaxifrageSaxifraga aizoides2024Yellow SaxifrageSaxifraga aizoides2024Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024Mountain EverlastingAntennaria dioica2024Mountain EverlastingAntennaria dioica2024Northern Rock-cressArabidopsis petraea2023Northern Rock-cressArabidopsis petraea2023Glaucous Meadow-grassPoa glauca2023Glaucous Meadow-grassPoa glauca2023Fir ClubmossHuperzia selago2023Fir ClubmossHuperzia selago2023