Halkirk Free Presbyterian Church
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58.50618, -3.49089
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — False Saffron Milkcap, Sickener, Rufous Milkcap +37 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — False Saffron Milkcap, Sickener, Rufous Milkcap +37 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — House Martin, Swift, Pink-footed Goose +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Martin, Swift, Pink-footed Goose +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Bombus lucorum, Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +4 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Bombus lucorum, Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +4 more · last seen 2024
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (John o' Groats) Mountain bike route 223.7 km ▾
Named route Length 223.7 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
864 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 864 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
House Martin · Swift · Pink-footed Goose · Short-eared Owl · House Sparrow +39
House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba Rook Corvus frugilegus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Great Tit Parus major2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Bombus lucorum · Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +2
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum Bumblebee Bombus Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris 🍄 Fungi 40 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
False Saffron Milkcap · Sickener · Rufous Milkcap · Amanita Wridog · Cortinarius albovariegatus +35
False Saffron Milkcap Lactarius deterrimus Sickener Russula emetica Rufous Milkcap Lactarius rufus Amanita Wridog Amanita rubescens2022 Cortinarius albovariegatus Cortinarius albovariegatus2022 Cortinarius caninus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 864 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
House Martin · Swift · Pink-footed Goose · Short-eared Owl · House Sparrow +39
House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba Rook Corvus frugilegus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Great Tit Parus major2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Bombus lucorum · Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +2
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum Bumblebee Bombus Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris 🍄 Fungi 40 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
False Saffron Milkcap · Sickener · Rufous Milkcap · Amanita Wridog · Cortinarius albovariegatus +35
False Saffron Milkcap Lactarius deterrimus Sickener Russula emetica Rufous Milkcap Lactarius rufus Amanita Wridog Amanita rubescens2022 Cortinarius albovariegatus Cortinarius albovariegatus2022 Cortinarius caninus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cortinarius caninus2022
Cortinarius caninus2022
Slimy Webcap Cortinarius mucifluus2022
Slimy Webcap Cortinarius mucifluus2022
Purple Stocking Webcap Cortinarius stillatitius
Purple Stocking Webcap Cortinarius stillatitius
Cortinarius biformis Cortinarius biformis
Cortinarius biformis Cortinarius biformis
Cinnamon Webcap Cortinarius cinnamomeus
Cinnamon Webcap Cortinarius cinnamomeus
Inocybe proximella Inocybe proximella
Inocybe proximella Inocybe proximella
Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria
Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria
Jellied Bolete Suillus flavidus
Jellied Bolete Suillus flavidus
Myochromella inolens Myochromella inolens2022
Myochromella inolens Myochromella inolens2022
Blunt Webcap Cortinarius obtusus2022
Blunt Webcap Cortinarius obtusus2022
Cortinarius malicorius Cortinarius malicorius2022
Cortinarius malicorius Cortinarius malicorius2022
Cortinarius fasciatus Cortinarius fasciatus2022
Cortinarius fasciatus Cortinarius fasciatus2022
Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata2022
Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata2022
Psathyrella sphagnicola Psathyrella sphagnicola2022
Psathyrella sphagnicola Psathyrella sphagnicola2022
Veiled Poisonpie Hebeloma mesophaeum2022
Veiled Poisonpie Hebeloma mesophaeum2022
Blushing Wood Mushroom Agaricus sylvaticus2022
Blushing Wood Mushroom Agaricus sylvaticus2022
Papillate Pinkgill Entoloma clandestinum2022
Papillate Pinkgill Entoloma clandestinum2022
Pale Poisonpie Hebeloma velutipes2022
Pale Poisonpie Hebeloma velutipes2022
Entoloma lividocyanulum Entoloma lividocyanulum2022
Entoloma lividocyanulum Entoloma lividocyanulum2022
Blue-Girdled Webcap Cortinarius collinitus2022
Blue-Girdled Webcap Cortinarius collinitus2022
Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea2022
Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea2022
Entoloma pseudoturci Entoloma pseudoturci2022
Entoloma pseudoturci Entoloma pseudoturci2022
Blackening Waxcap Hygrocybe conica2022
Blackening Waxcap Hygrocybe conica2022
Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis2022
Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis2022
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2022
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2022
Soft Puffball Lycoperdon molle2022
Soft Puffball Lycoperdon molle2022
Ochre Brittlegill Russula ochroleuca2022
Ochre Brittlegill Russula ochroleuca2022
Inocybe subcarpta Inocybe subcarpta2022
Inocybe subcarpta Inocybe subcarpta2022
Poisonpie Hebeloma crustuliniforme s. lat.2022
Poisonpie Hebeloma crustuliniforme s. lat.2022
Contrary Webcap Cortinarius variicolor2022
Contrary Webcap Cortinarius variicolor2022
Russet Toughshank Gymnopus dryophilus2021
Russet Toughshank Gymnopus dryophilus2021
Fruity Brittlegill Russula queletii2021
Fruity Brittlegill Russula queletii2021
Nauseous Brittlegill Russula nauseosa2021
Nauseous Brittlegill Russula nauseosa2021
Schizopora radula Schizopora radula2020
Schizopora radula Schizopora radula2020
Common Jelly Spot Dacrymyces stillatus2020
Common Jelly Spot Dacrymyces stillatus2020 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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