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59.03258, -3.20673
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coot, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Primrose, Lesser Celandine, Sneezewort +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Primrose, Lesser Celandine, Sneezewort +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly, Petrobius brevistylis +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly, Petrobius brevistylis +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Orkney Prehistory Loop Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
12,342 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,342 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Curlew · Coot · Teal · Mute Swan · Mallard +42
Curlew Numenius arquata Coot Fulica atra Teal Anas crecca Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wigeon Mareca penelope Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Common Gull Larus canus Greylag Goose Anser anser Redshank Tringa totanus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Scaup Aythya marila Swallow Hirundo rustica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Raven Corvus corax Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Black Swan Cygnus atratus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Shoveler Spatula clypeata Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Linnet Linaria cannabina Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Common Tern Sterna hirundo Great Skua Stercorarius skua Starling Sturnus vulgaris Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Pochard Aythya ferina American Wigeon Mareca americana Goosander Mergus merganser Merlin Falco columbarius Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Large Red Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Primrose · Lesser Celandine · Sneezewort · Common Fumitory · Common Ramping-fumitory +11
Primrose Primula vulgaris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,342 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Curlew · Coot · Teal · Mute Swan · Mallard +42
Curlew Numenius arquata Coot Fulica atra Teal Anas crecca Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wigeon Mareca penelope Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Common Gull Larus canus Greylag Goose Anser anser Redshank Tringa totanus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Scaup Aythya marila Swallow Hirundo rustica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Raven Corvus corax Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Black Swan Cygnus atratus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Shoveler Spatula clypeata Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Linnet Linaria cannabina Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Common Tern Sterna hirundo Great Skua Stercorarius skua Starling Sturnus vulgaris Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Pochard Aythya ferina American Wigeon Mareca americana Goosander Mergus merganser Merlin Falco columbarius Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Large Red Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Primrose · Lesser Celandine · Sneezewort · Common Fumitory · Common Ramping-fumitory +11
Primrose Primula vulgaris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Erophila verna Erophila verna
Erophila verna Erophila verna
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata 