Kilearnan Hill, Broch
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
58.14527, -3.82039
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear and Oystercatcher
- ✦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
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear and Oystercatcher
- ✦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 — Wheatear, Oystercatcher, Greylag Goose +51 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Wheatear, Oystercatcher, Greylag Goose +51 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Downy Birch, Hard-fern, Common Dog-violet +143 more · last seen 2017
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Dark Green Fritillary, Mottled Grasshopper, Common Ground-hopper +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
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Wildlife to spot
1,192 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,192 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummer
2024▾
Oystercatcher · Greylag Goose · Wheatear · Lapwing · Meadow Pipit +33
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Common GullLarus canus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- TealAnas crecca2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2019
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2019
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2019
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2019
- CurlewNumenius arquata2019
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Mottled Grasshopper · Common Ground-hopper
- Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus
- Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata
daffodils · Common Butterwort · Hard-fern · Devil's-bit Scabious · Creeping Buttercup +41
- daffodilsNarcissus
- Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2018
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2018
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2018
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2018
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,192 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummer
2024▾
Oystercatcher · Greylag Goose · Wheatear · Lapwing · Meadow Pipit +33
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Common GullLarus canus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- TealAnas crecca2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2019
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2019
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2019
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2019
- CurlewNumenius arquata2019
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Mottled Grasshopper · Common Ground-hopper
- Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus
- Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata
daffodils · Common Butterwort · Hard-fern · Devil's-bit Scabious · Creeping Buttercup +41
- daffodilsNarcissus
- Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2018
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2018
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2018
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2018
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2018Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2018Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2018Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2018Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2018Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2018Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2018Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2018Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2018Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2018RowanSorbus aucuparia2018RowanSorbus aucuparia2018Betula pubescens subsp. tortuosaBetula pubescens subsp. tortuosa2018Betula pubescens subsp. tortuosaBetula pubescens subsp. tortuosa2018LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2018LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2018Downy BirchBetula pubescens2018Downy BirchBetula pubescens2018Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2018Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2018White CloverTrifolium repens2018White CloverTrifolium repens2018Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2018Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2018CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2018CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2018Star SedgeCarex echinata2018Star SedgeCarex echinata2018Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2018Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2018FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2018FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2018Fine-leaved Sheep's-fescueFestuca filiformis2018Fine-leaved Sheep's-fescueFestuca filiformis2018Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2018Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2018New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2018New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2018TormentilPotentilla erecta2018TormentilPotentilla erecta2018GorseUlex europaeus2018GorseUlex europaeus2018Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta2018Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta2018Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2018Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2018Common SorrelRumex acetosa2018Common SorrelRumex acetosa2018PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2018PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2018Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2018Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2018Eared WillowSalix aurita2018Eared WillowSalix aurita2018Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2018Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2018Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2018Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2018Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2018Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2018SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2018SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2018Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2018Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2018BroomCytisus scoparius2018BroomCytisus scoparius2018Common SedgeCarex nigra2018Common SedgeCarex nigra2018BrackenPteridium aquilinum2018BrackenPteridium aquilinum2018Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2018Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2018Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2018Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2018Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2018Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2018Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2018Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2018Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2018Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2018