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59.05379, -3.19053
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▾ 🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Lapwing ✦ 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
🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Lapwing ✦ 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 — Teal, Lapwing, Oystercatcher +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Teal, Lapwing, Oystercatcher +70 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Primrose, Bush Vetch, Field Forget-me-not +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Primrose, Bush Vetch, Field Forget-me-not +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly, Petrobius brevistylis +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly, Petrobius brevistylis +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Orkney Prehistory Loop Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Sheep and farmhouse at Corston
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Wildlife to spot
73,464 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 73,464 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Teal · Lapwing · Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Black-headed Gull +40
Teal Anas crecca Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common Gull Larus canus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Curlew Numenius arquata Coot Fulica atra Redshank Tringa totanus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Gadwall Mareca strepera Snipe Gallinago gallinago Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Swallow Hirundo rustica Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Wigeon Mareca penelope Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunlin Calidris alpina Raven Corvus corax Shoveler Spatula clypeata Ruff Calidris pugnax Eider Somateria mollissima Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Knot Calidris canutus Greenshank Tringa nebularia Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Linnet Linaria cannabina Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Common Tern Sterna hirundo Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Great Skua Stercorarius skua Herring Gull Larus argentatus Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Large Red Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Primrose · Bush Vetch · Wavy Bitter-cress · Field Forget-me-not · Common Dog-violet +10
Primrose Primula vulgaris Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 73,464 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Teal · Lapwing · Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Black-headed Gull +40
Teal Anas crecca Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common Gull Larus canus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Curlew Numenius arquata Coot Fulica atra Redshank Tringa totanus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Gadwall Mareca strepera Snipe Gallinago gallinago Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Swallow Hirundo rustica Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Wigeon Mareca penelope Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunlin Calidris alpina Raven Corvus corax Shoveler Spatula clypeata Ruff Calidris pugnax Eider Somateria mollissima Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Knot Calidris canutus Greenshank Tringa nebularia Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Linnet Linaria cannabina Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Common Tern Sterna hirundo Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Great Skua Stercorarius skua Herring Gull Larus argentatus Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Large Red Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Primrose · Bush Vetch · Wavy Bitter-cress · Field Forget-me-not · Common Dog-violet +10
Primrose Primula vulgaris Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis
Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Erophila verna Erophila verna
Erophila verna Erophila verna 