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▾ 🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redwing and Goldeneye 🌿 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
🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redwing and Goldeneye 🌿 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 — Redwing, Goldeneye, Whimbrel +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Redwing, Goldeneye, Whimbrel +58 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Hawker, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly +83 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Hawker, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Alpine Saw-wort, Mountain Sorrel, Moss Campion +186 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Alpine Saw-wort, Mountain Sorrel, Moss Campion +186 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Rowan, Hawkweed, Faeroes Dandelion +10 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
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Old Man of Hoy Trail Walking route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
1,636 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,636 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Redwing · Fieldfare · Great Black-backed Gull · Curlew · Hooded Crow +37
Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Curlew Numenius arquata Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Raven Corvus corax Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Great Skua Stercorarius skua Common Gull Larus canus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rook Corvus frugilegus Gannet Morus bassanus Rock Dove Columba livia Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica Redshank Tringa totanus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis2023 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Snipe Gallinago gallinago Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2024 Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2024 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2024 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2023 Black Darter · Large Red Damselfly
Black Darter Sympetrum danae Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Brittle Bladder-fern · Round-leaved Sundew · Hairy Bramble · Common Butterwort · Lousewort +63
Brittle Bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis2024 Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia Hairy Bramble Rubus radula2024 Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,636 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Redwing · Fieldfare · Great Black-backed Gull · Curlew · Hooded Crow +37
Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Curlew Numenius arquata Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Raven Corvus corax Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Great Skua Stercorarius skua Common Gull Larus canus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rook Corvus frugilegus Gannet Morus bassanus Rock Dove Columba livia Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica Redshank Tringa totanus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis2023 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Snipe Gallinago gallinago Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2024 Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2024 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2024 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2023 Black Darter · Large Red Damselfly
Black Darter Sympetrum danae Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Brittle Bladder-fern · Round-leaved Sundew · Hairy Bramble · Common Butterwort · Lousewort +63
Brittle Bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis2024 Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia Hairy Bramble Rubus radula2024 Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bog Stitchwort
Bog Stitchwort
Stellaria alsine2024
Stellaria alsine2024
Water Avens Geum rivale2024
Water Avens Geum rivale2024
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2024
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2024
Roseroot Rhodiola rosea2024
Roseroot Rhodiola rosea2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2024
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis2024
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis2024
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum2024
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum2024
Lesser Twayblade Neottia cordata2024
Lesser Twayblade Neottia cordata2024
Hieracium cerinthiforme Hieracium cerinthiforme2024
Hieracium cerinthiforme Hieracium cerinthiforme2024
Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. incarnata Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. incarnata2024
Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. incarnata Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. incarnata2024
Erin Hawkweed Hieracium iricum2024
Erin Hawkweed Hieracium iricum2024
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2024
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2024
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre2024
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre2024
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2024
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2024
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2024
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2024
Ladder Flapwort Nardia scalaris2024
Ladder Flapwort Nardia scalaris2024
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2024
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2024
Inflated Notchwort Gymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2024
Inflated Notchwort Gymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2024
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum inundatum2024
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum inundatum2024
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum2024
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum2024
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci2024
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci2024
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum2024
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum2024
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum2024
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum2024
Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa2024
Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa2024
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2024
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2024
Soft Bog-moss Sphagnum tenellum2024
Soft Bog-moss Sphagnum tenellum2024
Campylium stellatum Campylium stellatum2024
Campylium stellatum Campylium stellatum2024
Water Earwort Scapania undulata2024
Water Earwort Scapania undulata2024
Sphagnum capillifolium Sphagnum capillifolium2024
Sphagnum capillifolium Sphagnum capillifolium2024
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2024
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2024
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens2024
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens2024
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2024
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2024
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus2024
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus2024
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
Isothecium interludens Isothecium interludens2024
Isothecium interludens Isothecium interludens2024
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.2024
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.2024
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2024
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2024
Golden-head Moss Breutelia chrysocoma2024
Golden-head Moss Breutelia chrysocoma2024
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2024
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2024
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum2024
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum2024
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum2024
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum2024
Greasewort Aneura pinguis2024
Greasewort Aneura pinguis2024
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2024
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2024
Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus2024
Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus2024
Slender Ditrichum Flexitrichum gracile2024
Slender Ditrichum Flexitrichum gracile2024
Cotoneaster Cotoneaster2024
Cotoneaster Cotoneaster2024
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2024
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2024
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum2024
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum2024
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2024
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2024
Five-ranked Bog-moss Sphagnum quinquefarium2024
Five-ranked Bog-moss Sphagnum quinquefarium2024
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2024
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2024
Purple Spoonwort Pleurozia purpurea2024
Purple Spoonwort Pleurozia purpurea2024
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2024
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2024
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis2024
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis2024
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum2024
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum2024
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2024
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2024
Twisted Bog-moss Sphagnum contortum2024
Twisted Bog-moss Sphagnum contortum2024
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum2024
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum2024
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2024
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2024
Compact Swan-neck Moss Campylopus brevipilus2024
Compact Swan-neck Moss Campylopus brevipilus2024
Bog-moss Flapwort Odontoschisma sphagni2024
Bog-moss Flapwort Odontoschisma sphagni2024
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2024
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2024 