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58.29689, -4.37172
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cuckoo and Meadow Pipit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cuckoo and Meadow Pipit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Cuckoo, Meadow Pipit, Willow Warbler +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Cuckoo, Meadow Pipit, Willow Warbler +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue, Dark Green Fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary +27 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Round-leaved Sundew, Common Butterwort, Few-flowered Spike-rush +124 more · last seen 2016
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Flaming Scalycap, Alder Tongue, Butter Waxcap +3 more · last seen 2015
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (John o' Groats)Mountain bike route223.7 km▾
Named routeLength 223.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
557 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
557 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMeadow Pipit · Pied Wagtail · Siskin · Wheatear · Greylag Goose +22
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SiskinSpinus spinus2021
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- Common GullLarus canus2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- CuckooCuculus canorus2018
- Greenland WheatearOenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2020
- Great TitParus major2020
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2020
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2020
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2018
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2018
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2018
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2017
Adder
Limnephilus lunatus · Tipula subcunctans · Limonia nubeculosa · Broken-belted Bumblebee · Halesus radiatus +16
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
- Tipula subcunctansTipula subcunctans2022
- Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2022
- Broken-belted BumblebeeBombus soroeensis2021
- Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
Gorse · Garden Lady's-mantle · Carex hostiana x lepidocarpa = C. x fulva · Tormentil · Bog Pondweed +118
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
- Carex hostiana x lepidocarpa = C. x fulvaCarex hostiana x lepidocarpa = C. x fulva
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens
- Broad Buckler-fern
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
557 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMeadow Pipit · Pied Wagtail · Siskin · Wheatear · Greylag Goose +22
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SiskinSpinus spinus2021
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- Common GullLarus canus2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- CuckooCuculus canorus2018
- Greenland WheatearOenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2020
- Great TitParus major2020
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2020
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2020
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2018
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2018
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2018
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2017
Adder
Limnephilus lunatus · Tipula subcunctans · Limonia nubeculosa · Broken-belted Bumblebee · Halesus radiatus +16
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
- Tipula subcunctansTipula subcunctans2022
- Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2022
- Broken-belted BumblebeeBombus soroeensis2021
- Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
Gorse · Garden Lady's-mantle · Carex hostiana x lepidocarpa = C. x fulva · Tormentil · Bog Pondweed +118
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
- Carex hostiana x lepidocarpa = C. x fulvaCarex hostiana x lepidocarpa = C. x fulva
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens
- Broad Buckler-fern
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dryopteris dilatata
Dryopteris dilatata
LousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustrisCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaShoreweedLittorella unifloraShoreweedLittorella unifloraYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumCreeping WillowSalix repensCreeping WillowSalix repensMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusBristle Club-rushIsolepis setaceaBristle Club-rushIsolepis setaceaLesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoidesLesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoidesCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisSea PlantainPlantago maritimaSea PlantainPlantago maritimaWild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixGoldenrodSolidago virgaureaGoldenrodSolidago virgaureaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumCommon MilkwortPolygala vulgarisCommon MilkwortPolygala vulgarisProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorBlack Bog-rushSchoenus nigricansBlack Bog-rushSchoenus nigricansBog-myrtleMyrica galeBog-myrtleMyrica galeTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaEqual-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrumEqual-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrumCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisHeath PearlwortSagina subulataHeath PearlwortSagina subulataStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataFew-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinquefloraFew-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinquefloraWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaFlea SedgeCarex pulicarisFlea SedgeCarex pulicarisTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususFine-leaved Sheep's-fescueFestuca filiformisFine-leaved Sheep's-fescueFestuca filiformisJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusGreat SundewDrosera anglicaGreat SundewDrosera anglicaBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumViviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca viviparaViviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca viviparaLesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marinaLesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marinaMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumNorthern BedstrawGalium borealeNorthern BedstrawGalium borealeSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillaris