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Getting here
58.26040, -3.40528
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Starling
- 🍄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
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Starling
- 🍄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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Starling, Fulmar +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Starling, Fulmar +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Paradromius linearis, Eristalis intricaria, Leucozona glaucia +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Jacobaea, Common Mouse-ear, Creeping Buttercup +184 more · last seen 2017
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sea Ivory, Yellow Brain, Scurfy Twiglet +5 more · last seen 2024
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Berriedale to Dunbeath)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG09Local walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Dunbeath to Lybster)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG10Local walking route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,960 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,960 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Herring Gull · Fulmar · Oystercatcher · Shag · Blackbird +42
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common GullLarus canus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
- Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2024
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
Grey Seal · Seals · Harbour Seal · Common Porpoise · Risso's Dolphin +4
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- SealsPinnipedia2024
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2024
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
- Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
🐝Insects22 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Paradromius linearis · Eristalis intricaria · Eutrichapion ervi · Eutrichapion punctiger · Cartodere bifasciata +17
- Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
- Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025
- Eutrichapion erviEutrichapion ervi
- Eutrichapion punctigerEutrichapion punctiger
- Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Sea Ivory · Yellow Brain
- Sea IvoryRamalina siliquosa
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,960 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Herring Gull · Fulmar · Oystercatcher · Shag · Blackbird +42
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common GullLarus canus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
- Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2024
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
Grey Seal · Seals · Harbour Seal · Common Porpoise · Risso's Dolphin +4
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- SealsPinnipedia2024
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2024
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
- Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
🐝Insects22 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Paradromius linearis · Eristalis intricaria · Eutrichapion ervi · Eutrichapion punctiger · Cartodere bifasciata +17
- Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
- Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025
- Eutrichapion erviEutrichapion ervi
- Eutrichapion punctigerEutrichapion punctiger
- Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Sea Ivory · Yellow Brain
- Sea IvoryRamalina siliquosa
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roe Deer
Roe Deer
Capreolus capreolus2024
Capreolus capreolus2024
Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliaeHumpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliaeWild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2024Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2024Calodromius spilotus
Calodromius spilotus
Calodromius spilotus
Calodromius spilotus
Trichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytesSitonaSitonaSitonaSitonaKleidocerys ericaeKleidocerys ericaeKleidocerys ericaeKleidocerys ericaeLinnavuoriana sexmaculataLinnavuoriana sexmaculata2025Linnavuoriana sexmaculataLinnavuoriana sexmaculata2025SciaraSciara2025SciaraSciara2025Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025Broad DamselbugNabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus2025Broad DamselbugNabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus2025Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus2025Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2025Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2025Dicranotropis hamataDicranotropis hamata2025Dicranotropis hamataDicranotropis hamata2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Tropiphorus obtususTropiphorus obtusus2025Tropiphorus obtususTropiphorus obtusus2025Agriotes obscurusAgriotes obscurus2025Agriotes obscurusAgriotes obscurus2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025