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Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
58.53224, -3.30858
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Jackdaw
- ✦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
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Jackdaw
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Jackdaw, Pheasant +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Starling, Jackdaw, Pheasant +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +13 more · last seen 2023
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (John o' Groats)Mountain bike route223.7 km▾
Named routeLength 223.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Photos
Minor road beside derelict buildings near Halcro
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
265 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
265 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springsummer
2025▾
Starling · Raven · Goldfinch · Swallow · Pheasant +50
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2016
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2017
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2016
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2016
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2016
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2016
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2014
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
- RookCorvus frugilegus2017
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2016
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2016
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2016
- RobinErithacus rubecula2016
- CurlewNumenius arquata2016
- Great TitParus major2016
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2016
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2016
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2015
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2015
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2015
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2014
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
- KnotCalidris canutus2020
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
- CuckooCuculus canorus2016
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2016
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2016
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2016
- Common GullLarus canus2016
- SiskinSpinus spinus2015
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2015
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2015
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2012
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2011
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2011
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2011
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2011
- Rock DoveColumba livia2011
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2011
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2011
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2020▾
Hedgehog · Mole · Stoat · Common Pipistrelle
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea2015
- StoatMustela erminea2018
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2012
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2021▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell · Small Copper · Painted Lady +10
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2021
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2014
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2014
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
265 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springsummer
2025▾
Starling · Raven · Goldfinch · Swallow · Pheasant +50
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2016
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2017
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2016
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2016
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2016
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2016
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2014
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
- RookCorvus frugilegus2017
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2016
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2016
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2016
- RobinErithacus rubecula2016
- CurlewNumenius arquata2016
- Great TitParus major2016
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2016
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2016
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2015
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2015
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2015
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2014
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
- KnotCalidris canutus2020
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
- CuckooCuculus canorus2016
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2016
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2016
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2016
- Common GullLarus canus2016
- SiskinSpinus spinus2015
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2015
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2015
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2012
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2011
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2011
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2011
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2011
- Rock DoveColumba livia2011
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2011
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2011
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2020▾
Hedgehog · Mole · Stoat · Common Pipistrelle
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea2015
- StoatMustela erminea2018
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2012
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2021▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell · Small Copper · Painted Lady +10
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2021
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2014
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2014
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2014Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2014Common BluePolyommatus icarus2015Common BluePolyommatus icarus2015Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2014Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata201410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataSilver YAutographa gamma2019Silver YAutographa gamma2019Wood TigerParasemia plantaginis2019Wood TigerParasemia plantaginis2019Common HawkerAeshna juncea2015Common HawkerAeshna juncea2015Black DarterSympetrum danae2015Black DarterSympetrum danae2015Twin-spot CarpetMesotype didymata2015Twin-spot CarpetMesotype didymata2015