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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
57.07287, -5.89843
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Great Black-backed Gull
- ✦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
- 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Great Black-backed Gull
- ✦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 — Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Oystercatcher +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Oystercatcher +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ramsons, Red Campion, Ash +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Meliscaeva cinctella, Meliscaeva auricollis +4 more · last seen 2024
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Photos
Armadale Castle, Gardens and Museum - The ruins of the old laundry
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
8,425 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,425 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHerring Gull · Oystercatcher · Glossy Ibis · Manx Shearwater · Chaffinch +33
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GannetMorus bassanus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- SwiftApus apus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harbour Seal · Minke Whale · Grey Seal · Common Dolphin · Common Porpoise
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
- Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Red Campion · Ash · Beech · White Clover · Red Clover +36
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,425 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHerring Gull · Oystercatcher · Glossy Ibis · Manx Shearwater · Chaffinch +33
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GannetMorus bassanus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- SwiftApus apus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harbour Seal · Minke Whale · Grey Seal · Common Dolphin · Common Porpoise
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
- Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Red Campion · Ash · Beech · White Clover · Red Clover +36
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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