Latheronwheel Mains Broch
0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
58.27355, -3.40600
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Starling
- ✦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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Starling
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Starling, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Starling, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis intricaria, Leucozona glaucia, Paradromius linearis +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sea Ivory, Yellow Brain, Turkeytail +4 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
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
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
4,870 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,870 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummer
2025▾
Jackdaw · Blackbird · Starling · Hooded Crow · House Sparrow +43
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common GullLarus canus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Grey Seal · Mole · Harbour Seal · Seals · Common Pipistrelle +2
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2024
- SealsPinnipedia2024
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliae
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2026▾
Eristalis intricaria · Paradromius linearis · Eutrichapion ervi · Pterostichus niger · Eremocoris abietis +15
- Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025
- Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
- Eutrichapion erviEutrichapion ervi
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
- Eremocoris abietisEremocoris abietis
- Trichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,870 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummer
2025▾
Jackdaw · Blackbird · Starling · Hooded Crow · House Sparrow +43
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common GullLarus canus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Grey Seal · Mole · Harbour Seal · Seals · Common Pipistrelle +2
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2024
- SealsPinnipedia2024
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliae
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2026▾
Eristalis intricaria · Paradromius linearis · Eutrichapion ervi · Pterostichus niger · Eremocoris abietis +15
- Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025
- Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
- Eutrichapion erviEutrichapion ervi
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
- Eremocoris abietisEremocoris abietis
- Trichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Porpoise
Common Porpoise
Phocoena phocoena2024
Phocoena phocoena2024
SitonaSitonaSitonaSitonaKleidocerys 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 glaucia2025Dicranotropis hamataDicranotropis hamata2025Dicranotropis hamataDicranotropis hamata2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Tropiphorus obtususTropiphorus obtusus2025Tropiphorus obtususTropiphorus obtusus2025Agriotes obscurusAgriotes obscurus2025Agriotes obscurusAgriotes obscurus2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025