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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
58.14069, -3.72843
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Oystercatcher
- 🍄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
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Oystercatcher
- 🍄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 — Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Sand Martin +61 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Sand Martin +61 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Fragile Brittlegill, Scarlet Waxcap, Oakbug Milkcap +60 more · last seen 2021
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark Arches, Common Green Grasshopper, Azure Damselfly +71 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rowan, Bracken, daffodils +116 more · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Brora to Helmsdale)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG07Local walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Helmsdale to Berriedale)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG08Local walking route
Photos
Stalkers path above Eldrable Burn
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Wildlife to spot
1,377 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,377 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springsummer
2024▾
Lapwing · Jay · Chaffinch · Oystercatcher · Common Gull +26
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2019
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- CuckooCuculus canorus2019
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2019
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2019
- JackdawColoeus monedula2019
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2019
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2019
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2019
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2019
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2019
- SwallowHirundo rustica2019
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2019
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2019
- GoosanderMergus merganser2019
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2019
- RookCorvus frugilegus2019
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019
- RavenCorvus corax2019
- DipperCinclus cinclus2019
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2019
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
Common Green Grasshopper · Emerald Damselfly · Common Hawker · Meadow Grasshopper · Phronia humeralis +1
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Phronia humeralisPhronia humeralis2019
- Amphinemura sulcicollisAmphinemura sulcicollis2019
Fleecy Milkcap · Armillaria lutea · Earthy Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap · Oakbug Milkcap +11
- Fleecy MilkcapLactarius vellereus
- Armillaria luteaArmillaria lutea
- Earthy WaxcapCuphophyllus fornicatus
- Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
- Oakbug MilkcapLactarius quietus
- Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
- Orange MilkcapLactarius aurantiacus
Sweet Vernal-grass · Rowan · Creeping Buttercup · Common Mouse-ear · Red Fescue +76
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- Creeping WillowSalix repens
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,377 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springsummer
2024▾
Lapwing · Jay · Chaffinch · Oystercatcher · Common Gull +26
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2019
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- CuckooCuculus canorus2019
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2019
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2019
- JackdawColoeus monedula2019
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2019
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2019
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2019
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2019
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2019
- SwallowHirundo rustica2019
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2019
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2019
- GoosanderMergus merganser2019
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2019
- RookCorvus frugilegus2019
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019
- RavenCorvus corax2019
- DipperCinclus cinclus2019
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2019
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
Common Green Grasshopper · Emerald Damselfly · Common Hawker · Meadow Grasshopper · Phronia humeralis +1
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Phronia humeralisPhronia humeralis2019
- Amphinemura sulcicollisAmphinemura sulcicollis2019
Fleecy Milkcap · Armillaria lutea · Earthy Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap · Oakbug Milkcap +11
- Fleecy MilkcapLactarius vellereus
- Armillaria luteaArmillaria lutea
- Earthy WaxcapCuphophyllus fornicatus
- Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
- Oakbug MilkcapLactarius quietus
- Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
- Orange MilkcapLactarius aurantiacus
Sweet Vernal-grass · Rowan · Creeping Buttercup · Common Mouse-ear · Red Fescue +76
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- Creeping WillowSalix repens
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas