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Getting here
56.12006, -4.27662
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet +43 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Pick-a-back-plant, Bluebell, Giant Hogweed +8 more · last seen 2017
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
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Fairy Knowe (remains of Buchlyvie Broch) from East
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Wildlife to spot
1,280 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,280 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds11 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Treecreeper · Green Woodpecker · Greenfinch · Willow Warbler · Swallow +6
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
- SwiftApus apus2019
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Beaver
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2021
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- BeaverCastor fiber
Small Tortoiseshell · Ringlet · Small White · Volucella pellucens · 14-spot Ladybird +20
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2019
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2019
- Broad Centurion
Snowdrop · daffodils · Elder · Soft-rush · Perennial Rye-grass +54
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- daffodilsNarcissus
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,280 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds11 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Treecreeper · Green Woodpecker · Greenfinch · Willow Warbler · Swallow +6
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
- SwiftApus apus2019
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Beaver
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2021
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- BeaverCastor fiber
Small Tortoiseshell · Ringlet · Small White · Volucella pellucens · 14-spot Ladybird +20
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2019
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2019
- Broad Centurion
Snowdrop · daffodils · Elder · Soft-rush · Perennial Rye-grass +54
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- daffodilsNarcissus
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chloromyia formosa2019
Chloromyia formosa2019
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2019Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii20197-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20197-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2018Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2018Lily BeetleLilioceris liliiLily BeetleLilioceris liliiBlack Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2023Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2023Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2019Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2019Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2019Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2019Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2019Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2019Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2019Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2019Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2019Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2019Syrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennis2018Syrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennis2018Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2018Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2018Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2018Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2018Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2018Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Annual Meadow-grass
Annual Meadow-grass
Poa annua
Poa annua
Glabrous WhitlowgrassErophila glabrescensGlabrous WhitlowgrassErophila glabrescensGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineAshFraxinus excelsior2018AshFraxinus excelsior2018HollyIlex aquifolium2018HollyIlex aquifolium2018Common RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusWillowherbEpilobiumWillowherbEpilobiumSpring CrocusCrocus vernusSpring CrocusCrocus vernusMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisWall LettuceMycelis muralisWall LettuceMycelis muralisReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumFew-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxumFew-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2022Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2022PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2018PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2018SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018HawthornCrataegus monogyna2018HawthornCrataegus monogyna2018Erophila vernaErophila verna2018Erophila vernaErophila verna2018HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2018HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2018Bush VetchVicia sepium2018Bush VetchVicia sepium2018Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2018Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2018Common SorrelRumex acetosa2018Common SorrelRumex acetosa2018Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2018Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2018BeechFagus sylvatica2018BeechFagus sylvatica2018BroomCytisus scoparius2018BroomCytisus scoparius2018Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2018Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2018