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Heglibister Broch

📷 Ken Craig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

60.24638, -1.29956

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Curlew, Red-breasted Merganser, Oystercatcher +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Red-breasted Merganser, Oystercatcher +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sea Plantain, Slender Scottish Eyebright, Red Fescue +210 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Sea Plantain, Slender Scottish Eyebright, Red Fescue +210 more · last seen 2016

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wild Thyme, Crowberry, Common Sorrel +16 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecanora farinaria, Lecidella stigmatea, Trapeliopsis flexuosa +5 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Lecanora farinaria, Lecidella stigmatea, Trapeliopsis flexuosa +5 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sandwater LochWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Binna NessWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Burn of Tactigill to ScordWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Loch of HellisterWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Aith MarinaWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 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
Route B9075Cycling route
Named routeRef B9075Point-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View across Heglibister to Huxter and the Hill of Huxter

📷 Ken Craig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View across Heglibister to Huxter and the Hill of Huxter

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Mid-holm of Hogaland, BrochHistoric site4.2 km→✦Broch of HoullandHistoric site5 km→⚽Strom ParkPlaying field3.5 km→

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