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Kirkatry

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📷 David Nicolson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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FungiBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

60.20507, -1.34118

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shag and Herring 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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Peltigera hymenina, Melanelixia fuliginosa, Sea Ivory +15 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Peltigera hymenina, Melanelixia fuliginosa, Sea Ivory +15 more · last seen 2013

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Bird watching

Birds — Shag, Herring Gull, Red-breasted Merganser +35 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shag, Herring Gull, Red-breasted Merganser +35 more · last seen 2025

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Seasonal nature

Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Common Sorrel, Common Yellow-sedge +117 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Common Sorrel, Common Yellow-sedge +117 more · last seen 2016

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Shag, Herring Gull, Red-breasted Merganser +35 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shag, Herring Gull, Red-breasted Merganser +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Autumn Hawkbit, Wild Thyme +5 more foraging species

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
BurwickWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Binna NessWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Burn of Tactigill to ScordWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Loch of HellisterWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tingwall LochWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 10Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Clumpers on Russa Ness

📷 David Nicolson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Clumpers on Russa Ness

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Pictish burial moundHistoric site3.9 km→✦Burra Holm, BrochHistoric site2.2 km→✦Mid-holm of Hogaland, BrochHistoric site3.1 km→⚽Strom ParkPlaying field2.7 km→

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