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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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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 ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Ringed Plover, Great Black-backed Gull, Black Guillemot +33 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Ringed Plover, Great Black-backed Gull, Black Guillemot +33 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Gentianella amarella subsp. septentrionalis, encrusting algae indet., Coralline crusts +155 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Gentianella amarella subsp. septentrionalis, encrusting algae indet., Coralline crusts +155 more · last seen 2021
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Wild Thyme, Common Sorrel +6 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Silver Y, Painted Lady, Large Yellow Underwing +13 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Silver Y, Painted Lady, Large Yellow Underwing +13 more · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hamars Ness Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hagdale Mill Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Photos Fish farm in the shelter of Balta
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Wildlife to spot
974 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 974 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Ringed Plover · Great Black-backed Gull · Great Skua · Curlew · Oystercatcher +29
Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Great Skua Stercorarius skua Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Redshank Tringa totanus Common Gull Larus canus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Starling Sturnus vulgaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Shag Gulosus aristotelis Greylag Goose Anser anser Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Skylark Alauda arvensis Rock Dove Columba livia Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Gannet Morus bassanus2019 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2019 Eider Somateria mollissima Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2022 Merlin Falco columbarius2022 Dunlin Calidris alpina2019 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2019 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2019 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2019 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2019 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2018 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2018 Blackbird Turdus merula2018 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2018 Grey Seal · Rabbit
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2018 Silver Y · Painted Lady · Dark Arches · Large Yellow Underwing · Antler Moth +10
Silver Y Autographa gamma2015 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2015 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2015 Antler Moth Cerapteryx graminis2015 Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa Bulbous Buttercup · Gentianella amarella subsp. septentrionalis · Sharp-flowered Rush · encrusting algae indet. · Dark red crusts +42
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus2018 Gentianella amarella subsp. septentrionalis Gentianella amarella subsp. septentrionalis2016 Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus2015 encrusting algae indet. encrusting algae indet. Dark red crusts Rhodophyta Moss Campion Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 974 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Ringed Plover · Great Black-backed Gull · Great Skua · Curlew · Oystercatcher +29
Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Great Skua Stercorarius skua Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Redshank Tringa totanus Common Gull Larus canus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Starling Sturnus vulgaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Shag Gulosus aristotelis Greylag Goose Anser anser Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Skylark Alauda arvensis Rock Dove Columba livia Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Gannet Morus bassanus2019 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2019 Eider Somateria mollissima Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2022 Merlin Falco columbarius2022 Dunlin Calidris alpina2019 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2019 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2019 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2019 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2019 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2018 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2018 Blackbird Turdus merula2018 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2018 Grey Seal · Rabbit
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2018 Silver Y · Painted Lady · Dark Arches · Large Yellow Underwing · Antler Moth +10
Silver Y Autographa gamma2015 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2015 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2015 Antler Moth Cerapteryx graminis2015 Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa Bulbous Buttercup · Gentianella amarella subsp. septentrionalis · Sharp-flowered Rush · encrusting algae indet. · Dark red crusts +42
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus2018 Gentianella amarella subsp. septentrionalis Gentianella amarella subsp. septentrionalis2016 Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus2015 encrusting algae indet. encrusting algae indet. Dark red crusts Rhodophyta Moss Campion Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2015
2015
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica2015
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica2015
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2017
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2017
Crescent Helotropha leucostigma2015
Crescent Helotropha leucostigma2015
Great Brocade Eurois occulta2015
Great Brocade Eurois occulta2015
Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina2015
Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina2015
Bedstraw Hawk-moth Hyles gallii2015
Bedstraw Hawk-moth Hyles gallii2015
Map-winged Swift Korscheltellus fusconebulosa2015
Map-winged Swift Korscheltellus fusconebulosa2015
Beautiful Golden Y Autographa pulchrina2015
Beautiful Golden Y Autographa pulchrina2015
Northern Rustic Standfussiana lucernea2015
Northern Rustic Standfussiana lucernea2015 Silene acaulis
Silene acaulis
Mountain Everlasting Antennaria dioica
Mountain Everlasting Antennaria dioica
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris
Polysiphonia Polysiphonia
Polysiphonia Polysiphonia
Sea Lettuce Ulva fenestrata
Sea Lettuce Ulva fenestrata
Maerl indet Maerl indet
Maerl indet Maerl indet
Scinaia Scinaia
Scinaia Scinaia
Water Avens Geum rivale2020
Water Avens Geum rivale2020
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2015
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2015
Common Slender Eyebright Euphrasia micrantha2015
Common Slender Eyebright Euphrasia micrantha2015
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2015
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2015
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2015
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2015
Frog Orchid Dactylorhiza viridis2015
Frog Orchid Dactylorhiza viridis2015
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2015
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2015
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2015
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2015
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2015
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2015
Black Bog-rush Schoenus nigricans2015
Black Bog-rush Schoenus nigricans2015
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2015
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2015
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2015
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2015
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2015
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2015
Cochlearia officinalis Cochlearia officinalis2015
Cochlearia officinalis Cochlearia officinalis2015
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2015
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2015
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2015
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2015
Viviparous Sheep's-fescue Festuca vivipara2015
Viviparous Sheep's-fescue Festuca vivipara2015
Field Gentian Gentianella campestris2015
Field Gentian Gentianella campestris2015
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2015
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2015
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2015
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2015
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens2015
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens2015
Daisy Bellis perennis2015
Daisy Bellis perennis2015
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2015
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2015
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2015
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2015
Greater Plantain Plantago major2015
Greater Plantain Plantago major2015
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2015
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2015
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2015
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2015
Marsh Arrowgrass Triglochin palustris2015
Marsh Arrowgrass Triglochin palustris2015
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2015
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2015
Saltmarsh Rush Juncus gerardii2015
Saltmarsh Rush Juncus gerardii2015
Salix aurita x repens = S. x ambigua Salix aurita x repens = S. x ambigua2015
Salix aurita x repens = S. x ambigua Salix aurita x repens = S. x ambigua2015
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2015
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2015
Common Saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia maritima2015
Common Saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia maritima2015
Festuca rubra subsp. rubra Festuca rubra subsp. rubra2015
Festuca rubra subsp. rubra Festuca rubra subsp. rubra2015
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre2015
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre2015 