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Getting here
57.98044, -4.58755
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Siskin and Chaffinch
- 🍄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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Siskin and Chaffinch
- 🍄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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Siskin, Chaffinch, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Siskin, Chaffinch, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Violet Coral, Hen Of The Woods, Scarletina Bolete +16 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Darter, Red-legged Shieldbug, Carabus glabratus +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — daffodils, Swedish Pouchwort, Cat's-ear +193 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Cape Wrath)Mountain bike route133.3 km▾
Named routeLength 133.3 kmNational Cycle Network
Great North Trail (John o' Groats)Mountain bike route223.7 km▾
Named routeLength 223.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,609 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,609 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Siskin · Wren · Swallow +30
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Daubenton's Bat · Roe Deer · Sika Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Sika DeerCervus nippon2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Sericomyia silentis · Mesembrina meridiana · Bee Beetle
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Bee BeetleTrichius fasciatus
Violet Coral
- Violet CoralClavaria zollingeri s. lat.
Tufted Hair-grass · Creeping Thistle · Cat's-ear · Common Mouse-ear · Gorse +80
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
- GorseUlex europaeus2024
- CleaversGalium aparine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,609 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Siskin · Wren · Swallow +30
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Daubenton's Bat · Roe Deer · Sika Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Sika DeerCervus nippon2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Sericomyia silentis · Mesembrina meridiana · Bee Beetle
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Bee BeetleTrichius fasciatus
Violet Coral
- Violet CoralClavaria zollingeri s. lat.
Tufted Hair-grass · Creeping Thistle · Cat's-ear · Common Mouse-ear · Gorse +80
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
- GorseUlex europaeus2024
- CleaversGalium aparine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Wild ThymeThymus drucei2024Wild ThymeThymus drucei2024Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurellaNorthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurellaLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2024Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2024Stone BrambleRubus saxatilis2024Stone BrambleRubus saxatilis2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2024Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Bird CherryPrunus padus2024Bird CherryPrunus padus2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024RaspberryRubus idaeus2024RaspberryRubus idaeus2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2024Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2024Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina2024Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2024Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2024Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2024Tea-leaved WillowSalix phylicifolia2024Tea-leaved WillowSalix phylicifolia2024Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2024Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas2024Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas2024Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum2024Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum2024HawkweedHieracium2024HawkweedHieracium2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024Eared WillowSalix aurita2024Eared WillowSalix aurita2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2024Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2024Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024