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Helliers Water

11 ha

📷 Robert Sandison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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FungiBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

60.72162, -0.88360

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦25+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Ringed Plover
  • 🍄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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Porpidia crustulata, Cladonia foliacea, Lecanora polytropa +33 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Porpidia crustulata, Cladonia foliacea, Lecanora polytropa +33 more · last seen 2015

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Bird watching

Birds — Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Skylark +22 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Skylark +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Arctic Sandwort, Three-flowered Rush, Heather +78 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Arctic Sandwort, Three-flowered Rush, Heather +78 more · last seen 2015

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Skylark +22 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Skylark +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Crowberry, Dandelion, Common Sorrel +3 more foraging species

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Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral · last seen 2018; Insects — Red Admiral · last seen 2018

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Belmot to LundWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Uyeasound to MunessWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Underhoull CirularWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hannigarth to Sandwick BeachWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Uyeasound to Ferry TerminalWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Helliers Water

📷 Robert Sandison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄chicken coopVisitor farm4.3 km→✦Wilma StaneHistoric site2.1 km→✦Gunnister standing stoneHistoric site2.7 km→🐄Houlls pundVisitor farm2.8 km→🐄Pund of ScarpoVisitor farm3.2 km→✦Lund standing stoneHistoric site3.5 km→

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