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Kinrive East Long Cairn

📷 John Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Soft-rush, Scots Pine, Downy Birch +233 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Soft-rush, Scots Pine, Downy Birch +233 more · last seen 2017

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Great Tit +37 more · last seen 2022; Birds — Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Great Tit +37 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bilberry, Bramble, Common Chickweed +22 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Pouched False Morel, Beechmast Candlesnuff, Skyttea lecanorae +4 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Pouched False Morel, Beechmast Candlesnuff, Skyttea lecanorae +4 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Black Darter, Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Darter, Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

John O'Groats Trail (Alness to Tain)Walking route

Named routeRef JoG03Local walking route

Aldie Burn TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Alternative RouteCycling route395 m

Named routeRef 1Length 395 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route3.5 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route2.1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route3.4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,669 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,669 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds10 species

autumnwinter

2022

Siskin · Grey Heron · Jay · Pied Wagtail · Tawny Owl +5

SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021

🦌

Mammals1 species

summerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects23 species

springsummer

2025

Black Darter · Scathophaga stercoraria · Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Common Hawker +18

Black DarterSympetrum danae
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024
TenthredoTenthredo2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2024
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2024
Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2024
Scathophaga inquinataScathophaga inquinata2024
Bibio varipesBibio varipes2024
Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2024
Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata2024
Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius maculicornis2024
Silver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatus2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2022
White-faced DarterLeucorrhinia dubia2022
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2022
Nicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloides2022

🍄

Fungi1 species

autumn

2022

Pouched False Morel

Pouched False MorelParagyromitra infula

🌿

Plants118 species

summer

2024

Lesser Water-parsnip · Glaucous Sedge · Lesser Tussock-sedge · Heather · Scots Pine +113

Lesser Water-parsnipBerula erecta
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Lesser Tussock-sedgeCarex diandra
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Mat-grassNardus stricta
JuniperJuniperus communis
White CloverTrifolium repens
DandelionTaraxacum
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
DaisyBellis perennis
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Common SedgeCarex nigra
GorseUlex europaeus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Dioecious SedgeCarex dioica
Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris
Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Broad-leaved CottongrassEriophorum latifolium
Shady HorsetailEquisetum pratense
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
TrichophorumTrichophorum
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Red CampionSilene dioica
Arenaria serpyllifoliaArenaria serpyllifolia
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
HazelCorylus avellana
BeechFagus sylvatica2023
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2023
HollyIlex aquifolium2023
BroomCytisus scoparius2023
Bird CherryPrunus padus2022
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2022
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022
Goat WillowSalix caprea2022
AlderAlnus glutinosa2022
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2022
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,669 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds10 species

autumnwinter

2022

Siskin · Grey Heron · Jay · Pied Wagtail · Tawny Owl +5

SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021

🦌

Mammals1 species

summerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects23 species

springsummer

2025

Black Darter · Scathophaga stercoraria · Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Common Hawker +18

Black DarterSympetrum danae
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024
TenthredoTenthredo2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2024
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2024
Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2024
Scathophaga inquinataScathophaga inquinata2024
Bibio varipesBibio varipes2024
Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2024
Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata2024
Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius maculicornis2024
Silver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatus2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2022
White-faced DarterLeucorrhinia dubia2022
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2022
Nicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloides2022

🍄

Fungi1 species

autumn

2022

Pouched False Morel

Pouched False MorelParagyromitra infula

🌿

Plants118 species

summer

2024

Lesser Water-parsnip · Glaucous Sedge · Lesser Tussock-sedge · Heather · Scots Pine +113

Lesser Water-parsnipBerula erecta
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Lesser Tussock-sedgeCarex diandra
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Mat-grassNardus stricta
JuniperJuniperus communis
White CloverTrifolium repens
DandelionTaraxacum
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
DaisyBellis perennis
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Common SedgeCarex nigra
GorseUlex europaeus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Dioecious SedgeCarex dioica
Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris
Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Broad-leaved CottongrassEriophorum latifolium
Shady HorsetailEquisetum pratense
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
TrichophorumTrichophorum
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Red CampionSilene dioica
Arenaria serpyllifoliaArenaria serpyllifolia
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
HazelCorylus avellana
BeechFagus sylvatica2023
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2023
HollyIlex aquifolium2023
BroomCytisus scoparius2023
Bird CherryPrunus padus2022
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2022
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022
Goat WillowSalix caprea2022
AlderAlnus glutinosa2022
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2022
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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