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Giant's Grave

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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54.98023, -7.10930

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Willow Warbler and Wren
✦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

🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Willow Warbler and Wren
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Willow Warbler, Wren, Meadow Pipit +28 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Willow Warbler, Wren, Meadow Pipit +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Willow Warbler, Wren, Meadow Pipit +28 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Willow Warbler, Wren, Meadow Pipit +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +2 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +2 more · last seen 2019

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Pirri-pirri-bur · last seen 2024; Plants — Pirri-pirri-bur · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Mill PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Faughan Valley Cycleway Route 3Cycling route35.4 km

Named routeRef 3Length 35.4 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Faughan Valley Cycleway Route 2Cycling route37 km

Named routeRef 2Length 37 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

152 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

152 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

springsummer

2025

Willow Warbler · Wren · Meadow Pipit · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +28

Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CuckooCuculus canorus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
SwallowHirundo rustica
MagpiePica pica
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2014
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2014
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2014
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2011
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2011

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2019

Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Small Copper · Green-veined White · Painted Lady

RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Painted LadyVanessa cardui

🌿

Plants51 species

summer

2024

Pirri-pirri-bur · Smooth Sow-thistle · Branched Bur-reed · Common Knapweed · Hare's-tail Cottongrass +46

Pirri-pirri-burAcaena novae-zelandiae
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2010
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2010
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2010
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2010
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2010
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2010
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2010
Common SedgeCarex nigra2010
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2010
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2010
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2010
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2010
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2010
Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2010
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2010
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2010
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2010
Common CouchElymus repens2010
Large-flowered Hemp-nettleGaleopsis speciosa2010
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2010
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2010
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2010
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2010
Bay WillowSalix pentandra2010
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2010
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2010
Two-spined AcaenaAcaena ovalifolia2010
Bush VetchVicia sepium2010
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2010
Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea2010
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2010
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2010
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2010
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2010
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2010
Western GorseUlex gallii2010
ElderSambucus nigra2010
Star SedgeCarex echinata2010
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2010
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2010
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2010
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2010
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2010
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2010
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2010
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2010
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2010
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2010
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2010
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

152 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

springsummer

2025

Willow Warbler · Wren · Meadow Pipit · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +28

Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CuckooCuculus canorus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
SwallowHirundo rustica
MagpiePica pica
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2014
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2014
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2014
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2011
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2011

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2019

Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Small Copper · Green-veined White · Painted Lady

RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Painted LadyVanessa cardui

🌿

Plants51 species

summer

2024

Pirri-pirri-bur · Smooth Sow-thistle · Branched Bur-reed · Common Knapweed · Hare's-tail Cottongrass +46

Pirri-pirri-burAcaena novae-zelandiae
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2010
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2010
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2010
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2010
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2010
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2010
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2010
Common SedgeCarex nigra2010
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2010
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2010
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2010
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2010
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2010
Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2010
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2010
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2010
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2010
Common CouchElymus repens2010
Large-flowered Hemp-nettleGaleopsis speciosa2010
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2010
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2010
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2010
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2010
Bay WillowSalix pentandra2010
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2010
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2010
Two-spined AcaenaAcaena ovalifolia2010
Bush VetchVicia sepium2010
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2010
Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea2010
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2010
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2010
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2010
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2010
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2010
Western GorseUlex gallii2010
ElderSambucus nigra2010
Star SedgeCarex echinata2010
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2010
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2010
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2010
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2010
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2010
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2010
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2010
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2010
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2010
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2010
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2010
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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