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Grulin, dun site

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📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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56.87888, -6.17990

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red-throated Diver and Oystercatcher
✦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

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red-throated Diver and Oystercatcher
✦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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Red-throated Diver, Oystercatcher, Herring Gull +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Red-throated Diver, Oystercatcher, Herring Gull +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Agapetus fuscipes, Tinodes waeneri, Leptophlebia vespertina +198 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Agapetus fuscipes, Tinodes waeneri, Leptophlebia vespertina +198 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — English Stonecrop, Ragged-Robin, Heath Spotted-orchid +100 more · last seen 2025; Plants — English Stonecrop, Ragged-Robin, Heath Spotted-orchid +100 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Brithdegyll Eddîog, Blackening Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap +1 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Brithdegyll Eddîog, Blackening Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap +1 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Singing Sands TrailWalking route

Named routeRef RW 26Local walking route

Wildlife to spot

3,119 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,119 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

spring

2025

Hen Harrier · Red-throated Diver · Wren · Meadow Pipit · Kestrel +60

Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
CuckooCuculus canorus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
GannetMorus bassanus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
ShagGulosus aristotelis
SwallowHirundo rustica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
CurlewNumenius arquata
RavenCorvus corax
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
EiderSomateria mollissima
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus

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Insects12 species

summer

2025

Bicellaria vana · Erioconopa trivialis · Coenosia femoralis · Haematobosca stimulans · Chirosia griseifrons +7

Bicellaria vanaBicellaria vana
Erioconopa trivialisErioconopa trivialis
Coenosia femoralisCoenosia femoralis
Haematobosca stimulansHaematobosca stimulans
Chirosia griseifronsChirosia griseifrons
HeadflyHydrotaea irritans
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Hylemya variataHylemya variata
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus
Sepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipsea
Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata

🌿

Plants6 species

spring

2025

Heath Spotted-orchid · English Stonecrop · Marsh-marigold · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Yellow Iris +1

Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
English StonecropSedum anglicum
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,119 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

spring

2025

Hen Harrier · Red-throated Diver · Wren · Meadow Pipit · Kestrel +60

Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
CuckooCuculus canorus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
GannetMorus bassanus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
ShagGulosus aristotelis
SwallowHirundo rustica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
CurlewNumenius arquata
RavenCorvus corax
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
EiderSomateria mollissima
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus

🐝

Insects12 species

summer

2025

Bicellaria vana · Erioconopa trivialis · Coenosia femoralis · Haematobosca stimulans · Chirosia griseifrons +7

Bicellaria vanaBicellaria vana
Erioconopa trivialisErioconopa trivialis
Coenosia femoralisCoenosia femoralis
Haematobosca stimulansHaematobosca stimulans
Chirosia griseifronsChirosia griseifrons
HeadflyHydrotaea irritans
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Hylemya variataHylemya variata
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus
Sepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipsea
Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata

🌿

Plants6 species

spring

2025

Heath Spotted-orchid · English Stonecrop · Marsh-marigold · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Yellow Iris +1

Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
English StonecropSedum anglicum
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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