Edderton Hill Long Cairn
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
57.82221, -4.13142
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Scaup and Swallow
- 🍄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
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Scaup and Swallow
- 🍄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 — Scaup, Swallow, Curlew +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Scaup, Swallow, Curlew +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Fool's Funnel, Earthy Powdercap, Spangle Waxcap +9 more · last seen 2020
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Green-veined White +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sea Plantain, Sea-Milkwort, Bilberry +157 more · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Alness to Tain)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG03Local walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Tain to Dornoch)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG04Local walking route
Aldie Burn TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Cromarty alternativeCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
N/ACycling route33 m▾
Named routeLength 33 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 11 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route5 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Edderton Sands and the Ness of Portnaculter to port.
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Wildlife to spot
1,280 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,280 records · National Biodiversity NetworkScaup · Kestrel · Mallard · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull +40
- ScaupAythya marila
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Common GullLarus canus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- WigeonMareca penelope
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- EiderSomateria mollissima2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2021
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Otter
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2023
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- OtterLutra lutra2021
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Black Darter · Heath Bumblebee · Norwegian Wasp · Elm-currant Aphid · Bilberry Bumblebee +12
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus
- Norwegian WaspDolichovespula norwegica
- Elm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmi
- Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
- Cherry AphidMyzus (Myzus) cerasi
- Gilletteella cooleyi
🌿Plants67 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Annual Meadow-grass · Creeping Buttercup · Daisy · Dandelion · Ribwort Plantain +62
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- DaisyBellis perennis
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- BroomCytisus scoparius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,280 records · National Biodiversity NetworkScaup · Kestrel · Mallard · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull +40
- ScaupAythya marila
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Common GullLarus canus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- WigeonMareca penelope
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- EiderSomateria mollissima2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2021
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Otter
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2023
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- OtterLutra lutra2021
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Black Darter · Heath Bumblebee · Norwegian Wasp · Elm-currant Aphid · Bilberry Bumblebee +12
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus
- Norwegian WaspDolichovespula norwegica
- Elm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmi
- Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
- Cherry AphidMyzus (Myzus) cerasi
- Gilletteella cooleyi
🌿Plants67 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Annual Meadow-grass · Creeping Buttercup · Daisy · Dandelion · Ribwort Plantain +62
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- DaisyBellis perennis
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- BroomCytisus scoparius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gilletteella cooleyi
Gilletteella cooleyi
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeAnt BeetleThanasimus formicariusAnt BeetleThanasimus formicariusSolomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrimaSolomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrimaTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaPoplarPopulusPoplarPopulusScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisDryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-masGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisdaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2023New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Curled DockRumex crispus2023Curled DockRumex crispus2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2023Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2023Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2023Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2023Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla2023Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2023Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2023Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2023Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2022Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2022