High Pasture Cave - Uamh an Àrd-achaidh
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
57.20490, -5.98486
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Slavonian Grebe and Whooper Swan
- ✦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
- 🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Slavonian Grebe and Whooper Swan
- ✦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 — Slavonian Grebe, Whooper Swan, Redwing +90 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Slavonian Grebe, Whooper Swan, Redwing +90 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Magpie Moth, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Livia juncorum +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh-bedstraw, Narrow-leaved Marsh-orchid, Spear Thistle +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Puccinia piloselloidearum · last seen 2017
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broadford Community WoodlandWalking route▾
Skye Trail - shortcut Camasunary to KilmarieWalking route128 km▾
Named routeLength 128 kmLocal walking route
Skye Trail - Stage 7Walking route20 km▾
Named routeLength 20 kmRegional walking route
Skye Trail - Stage 6Walking route16.5 km▾
Named routeLength 16.5 kmRegional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
4,598 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,598 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWhooper Swan · Fieldfare · Redwing · Whimbrel · Slavonian Grebe +38
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Greenland WheatearOenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GannetMorus bassanus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Seal · Otter
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- OtterLutra lutra2024
Drab Griever
- Drab GrieverDolerus nigratus
Spear Thistle · Common Spotted-orchid · Common Valerian · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Ground-elder +44
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,598 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWhooper Swan · Fieldfare · Redwing · Whimbrel · Slavonian Grebe +38
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Greenland WheatearOenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GannetMorus bassanus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Seal · Otter
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- OtterLutra lutra2024
Drab Griever
- Drab GrieverDolerus nigratus
Spear Thistle · Common Spotted-orchid · Common Valerian · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Ground-elder +44
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Daisy
Daisy
Bellis perennis2024
Bellis perennis2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2024Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2024Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2024Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata2024MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024Downy BirchBetula pubescens2024Downy BirchBetula pubescens2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2024SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia2024Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024