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Hillocks of the Graand (Chambered cairn - Neolithic)

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59.13383, -2.92052

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Fulmar
✦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

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Fulmar
✦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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Curlew, Fulmar, Lapwing +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Fulmar, Lapwing +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — White Clover, Yellow-rattle, Red Clover +86 more · last seen 2025; Plants — White Clover, Yellow-rattle, Red Clover +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small Garden Bumblebee, Great Yellow Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +15 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Small Garden Bumblebee, Great Yellow Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +15 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Dandelion, Red Dead-nettle, Babington's Orache +3 more foraging species

Varies

Wildlife to spot

6,051 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,051 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

summer

2025

Long-tailed Duck · Fulmar · Greylag Goose · Redshank · Starling +52

Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2024
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RedshankTringa totanus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CurlewNumenius arquata
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
EiderSomateria mollissima
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Common GullLarus canus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GannetMorus bassanus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Rock DoveColumba livia
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Common GuillemotUria aalge
RazorbillAlca torda
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
TealAnas crecca2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Minke Whale

Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata

🌿

Plants12 species

springsummer

2025

Northern Marsh-orchid · Marsh Thistle · Yellow-rattle · Marsh Cinquefoil · Silverweed +7

Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Tufted VetchVicia cracca

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,051 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

summer

2025

Long-tailed Duck · Fulmar · Greylag Goose · Redshank · Starling +52

Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2024
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RedshankTringa totanus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CurlewNumenius arquata
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
EiderSomateria mollissima
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Common GullLarus canus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GannetMorus bassanus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Rock DoveColumba livia
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Common GuillemotUria aalge
RazorbillAlca torda
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
TealAnas crecca2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Minke Whale

Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata

🌿

Plants12 species

springsummer

2025

Northern Marsh-orchid · Marsh Thistle · Yellow-rattle · Marsh Cinquefoil · Silverweed +7

Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Tufted VetchVicia cracca

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Rude Health · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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