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58.56086, -4.74502
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Great North Trail 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Great North Trail 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Common Gull, Pied Wagtail +104 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Common Gull, Pied Wagtail +104 more · last seen 2025
Free
🚵 Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Great North Trail (Cape Wrath)
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Amphinemura sulcicollis, Scaeva pyrastri, Nemurella pictetii +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Amphinemura sulcicollis, Scaeva pyrastri, Nemurella pictetii +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Long-beaked Water Feather-moss, Great Scented Liverwort · last seen 2025; Plants — Long-beaked Water Feather-moss, Great Scented Liverwort · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Klye Coastal Route to Balnakeil Walking route ▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Cape Wrath) Mountain bike route 133.3 km ▾
Named route Length 133.3 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
18,279 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,279 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 109 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Common Gull · Pied Wagtail · Oystercatcher · Hooded Crow +104
🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Rabbit · Stoat · Pipistrelle Bat species · Otter
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Stoat Mustela erminea Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Otter Lutra lutra2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2023 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Amphinemura sulcicollis · Scaeva pyrastri · Nemurella pictetii · Limnephilus sparsus · Limnephilus griseus +8
Amphinemura sulcicollis Amphinemura sulcicollis Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Nemurella pictetii Nemurella pictetii Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus griseus Limnephilus griseus Polycentropus flavomaculatus Polycentropus flavomaculatus Long-beaked Water Feather-moss · Water Figwort · Fuchsia · Heath Bedstraw · Rush Aster +4
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2023 Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica2023 Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2023 Rush Aster Symphyotrichum novi-belgii2023 Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,279 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 109 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Common Gull · Pied Wagtail · Oystercatcher · Hooded Crow +104
🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Rabbit · Stoat · Pipistrelle Bat species · Otter
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Stoat Mustela erminea Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Otter Lutra lutra2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2023 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Amphinemura sulcicollis · Scaeva pyrastri · Nemurella pictetii · Limnephilus sparsus · Limnephilus griseus +8
Amphinemura sulcicollis Amphinemura sulcicollis Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Nemurella pictetii Nemurella pictetii Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus griseus Limnephilus griseus Polycentropus flavomaculatus Polycentropus flavomaculatus Long-beaked Water Feather-moss · Water Figwort · Fuchsia · Heath Bedstraw · Rush Aster +4
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2023 Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica2023 Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2023 Rush Aster Symphyotrichum novi-belgii2023 Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Siphonoperla torrentium
Siphonoperla torrentium
Siphonoperla torrentium
Siphonoperla torrentium
Leuctra inermis Leuctra inermis
Leuctra inermis Leuctra inermis
Hydroptila tineoides Hydroptila tineoides
Hydroptila tineoides Hydroptila tineoides
Yellow-faced Blowfly Cynomya mortuorum
Yellow-faced Blowfly Cynomya mortuorum
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2024
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2024
Silpha tyrolensis Silpha tyrolensis2024
Silpha tyrolensis Silpha tyrolensis2024
Great Yellow Bumblebee Bombus distinguendus2024
Great Yellow Bumblebee Bombus distinguendus2024 2023
2023
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2023
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2023
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2023
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2023
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2023
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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