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Hawks Ness Broch

0 ha

📷 Alan Bowring · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

60.22218, -1.16940

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Black Guillemot +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Black Guillemot +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Dog-violet, White Clover, Round-leaved Sundew +103 more · last seen 2011; Plants — Common Dog-violet, White Clover, Round-leaved Sundew +103 more · last seen 2011

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Crowberry agg., Autumn Hawkbit, Wild Thyme +5 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Red Admiral · last seen 2011; Insects — Large White, Red Admiral · last seen 2011

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
LingnessWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 10Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route A970Cycling route
Named routeRef A970Point-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rocks at Hawks Ness

📷 Alan Bowring · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rocks at Hawks Ness

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Broch of BenstonHistoric site4.8 km→✦Wadbister Ness, BrochHistoric site2 km→

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