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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
57.58410, -6.15665
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corncrake and Great Skua
- 🍄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
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corncrake and Great Skua
- 🍄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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Corncrake, Great Skua, Meadow Pipit +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Corncrake, Great Skua, Meadow Pipit +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Nettle-Tap, Common Heath +19 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Nettle Clustercup Rust, Dung Roundhead, Parrot Waxcap +8 more · last seen 2021
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Tormentil, Heather, Heath Rush +310 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Skye Trail - Stage 2Walking route27.5 km▾
Named routeLength 27.5 kmRegional walking route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,532 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,532 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Skua · Arctic Skua · Puffin · Magpie · Grey Wagtail +7
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2024
- PuffinFratercula arctica
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- GannetMorus bassanus2024
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2024
- White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Humpback Whale · Common Dolphin · Seals
- Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliae
- Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
- SealsPinnipedia
🌿Plants53 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Tormentil · Heather · Heath Rush · Devil's-bit Scabious · Cross-leaved Heath +48
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,532 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Skua · Arctic Skua · Puffin · Magpie · Grey Wagtail +7
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2024
- PuffinFratercula arctica
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- GannetMorus bassanus2024
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2024
- White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Humpback Whale · Common Dolphin · Seals
- Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliae
- Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
- SealsPinnipedia
🌿Plants53 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Tormentil · Heather · Heath Rush · Devil's-bit Scabious · Cross-leaved Heath +48
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Deergrass
Deergrass
Trichophorum cespitosum
Trichophorum cespitosum
White CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaHeath Milkwort / Common MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia/vulgarisHeath Milkwort / Common MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia/vulgarisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisYarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Star SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataViviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca viviparaViviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca viviparaBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBlack Bog-rushSchoenus nigricansBlack Bog-rushSchoenus nigricansRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Wild Thyme / Large ThymeThymus polytrichus/pulegioides2024Wild Thyme / Large ThymeThymus polytrichus/pulegioides2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024English StonecropSedum anglicum2024English StonecropSedum anglicum2024Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus2024Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCommon Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or rivinianaCommon Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or rivinianaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareMarsh LousewortPedicularis palustrisMarsh LousewortPedicularis palustrisGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2024Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2024Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2024Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024Eared WillowSalix aurita2024Eared WillowSalix aurita2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024JuniperJuniperus communis2024JuniperJuniperus communis2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Events & activities nearby
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