Green Hill of Hestigeo Broch 0 ha
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58.78379, -3.14755
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Oystercatcher 🌿 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
🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Oystercatcher 🌿 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 — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Common Gull +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Common Gull +59 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — an Eyebright, Devil's-bit Scabious, Sneezewort +197 more · last seen 2024; Plants — an Eyebright, Devil's-bit Scabious, Sneezewort +197 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Common Sorrel, Autumn Hawkbit, Common Chickweed +14 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Antler Moth, Small Tortoiseshell +21 more · last seen 2018; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Antler Moth, Small Tortoiseshell +21 more · last seen 2018
Free
Photos Rabbit Burrow and Broch on shore of South Walls
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Wildlife to spot
1,069 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,069 records · National Biodiversity Network Oystercatcher · Great Skua · Curlew · Skylark · Fulmar +43
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Skua Stercorarius skua Curlew Numenius arquata Skylark Alauda arvensis Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Common Guillemot Uria aalge Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Swallow Hirundo rustica Common Gull Larus canus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Eider Somateria mollissima Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Redshank Tringa totanus Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Razorbill Alca torda2023 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Twite Linaria flavirostris2022 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Common Tern Sterna hirundo Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Porpoise · Grey Seal · Rabbit
Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Heath Spotted-orchid · Spring Squill · Grass-of-Parnassus · Devil's-bit Scabious · Sneezewort +8
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata Spring Squill Scilla verna2023 Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2023 Thrift Armeria maritima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,069 records · National Biodiversity Network Oystercatcher · Great Skua · Curlew · Skylark · Fulmar +43
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Skua Stercorarius skua Curlew Numenius arquata Skylark Alauda arvensis Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Common Guillemot Uria aalge Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Swallow Hirundo rustica Common Gull Larus canus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Eider Somateria mollissima Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Redshank Tringa totanus Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Razorbill Alca torda2023 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Twite Linaria flavirostris2022 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Common Tern Sterna hirundo Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Porpoise · Grey Seal · Rabbit
Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Heath Spotted-orchid · Spring Squill · Grass-of-Parnassus · Devil's-bit Scabious · Sneezewort +8
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata Spring Squill Scilla verna2023 Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2023 Thrift Armeria maritima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Creeping Willow Salix repens2023
Creeping Willow Salix repens2023
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica2023
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica2023
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria2023
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria2023
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2023
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2023
Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. lapponica Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. lapponica2023
Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. lapponica Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. lapponica2023
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2023
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2023
Primrose Primula vulgaris2023
Primrose Primula vulgaris2023 