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Getting here
57.62146, -6.20998
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Great Black-backed Gull
- 🍄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
- 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Great Black-backed Gull
- 🍄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 — Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Hooded Crow +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Hooded Crow +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Tinodes waeneri, Clay-coloured Weevil +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Thrift, Yellow Iris, Ragged-Robin +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Uromyces muscari, Meadowsweet Rust, Microbotryum silenes-inflatae +6 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Quiraing loopWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wee Woodland WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Skye Trail - Stage 2Walking route27.5 km▾
Named routeLength 27.5 kmRegional walking route
Skye Trail - Stage 1Walking route12.2 km▾
Named routeLength 12.2 kmRegional walking route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,828 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,828 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Great Skua · Rock Pipit · Swallow · Herring Gull +36
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- GannetMorus bassanus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RazorbillAlca torda2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Porpoise · Common Dolphin · Humpback Whale · Grey Seal · Otter
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
- Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
- Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliae
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- OtterLutra lutra2024
Tinodes waeneri · Green-veined White · Clay-coloured Weevil · Tipula lateralis · Long-horned Bluebottle +3
- Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
- Tipula lateralisTipula lateralis
- Long-horned BluebottleCalliphora loewi
- Ptychoptera albimanaPtychoptera albimana
- Peacock
Uromyces muscari
- Uromyces muscariUromyces muscari
Daisy · Honeysuckle · Foxglove · Yellow Iris · Ragged-Robin +96
- DaisyBellis perennis2025
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,828 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Great Skua · Rock Pipit · Swallow · Herring Gull +36
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- GannetMorus bassanus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RazorbillAlca torda2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Porpoise · Common Dolphin · Humpback Whale · Grey Seal · Otter
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
- Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
- Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliae
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- OtterLutra lutra2024
Tinodes waeneri · Green-veined White · Clay-coloured Weevil · Tipula lateralis · Long-horned Bluebottle +3
- Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
- Tipula lateralisTipula lateralis
- Long-horned BluebottleCalliphora loewi
- Ptychoptera albimanaPtychoptera albimana
- Peacock
Uromyces muscari
- Uromyces muscariUromyces muscari
Daisy · Honeysuckle · Foxglove · Yellow Iris · Ragged-Robin +96
- DaisyBellis perennis2025
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aglais io
Aglais io
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2024Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa20242025
2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024English StonecropSedum anglicumEnglish StonecropSedum anglicumGrass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2025Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2025ThriftArmeria maritima2025ThriftArmeria maritima2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2024Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Mat-grassNardus stricta2024Mat-grassNardus stricta2024CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2024CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2024Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2024Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024Eared WillowSalix aurita2024Eared WillowSalix aurita2024Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. hibernicaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. hibernica2024Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. hibernicaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. hibernica2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2024Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2024Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2024Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2024Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2024PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2024PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2024New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2024Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2024Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2024Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2024Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024Early Hair-grassAira praecox2024Early Hair-grassAira praecox2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2024SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2024HazelCorylus avellana2024HazelCorylus avellana2024Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2024Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2024Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2024Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara2024Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara2024Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2024Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2024DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2024Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2024Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2024Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2024Delicate StonewortChara virgata2024Delicate StonewortChara virgata2024Marsh VioletViola palustris2024Marsh VioletViola palustris2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2024Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2024Dioecious SedgeCarex dioica2024Dioecious SedgeCarex dioica2024BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2024BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2024Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris2024Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2024Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2024Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Ranunculus flammula subsp. flammulaRanunculus flammula subsp. flammula2024Ranunculus flammula subsp. flammulaRanunculus flammula subsp. flammula2024Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2024Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2024Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2024Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2024Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2024Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2024Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2024Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2024Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2024Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2024Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024Star SedgeCarex echinata2024Star SedgeCarex echinata2024Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2024Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2024Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024Few-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinqueflora2024Few-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinqueflora2024Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2024Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2024Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024Events & activities nearby
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