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58.95026, -3.30048
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Herring Gull ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Herring Gull ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Herring Gull, Oystercatcher +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Herring Gull, Oystercatcher +72 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Germander Speedwell +81 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Germander Speedwell +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Ground-elder, Hogweed +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
28,371 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,371 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Shag · Pied Wagtail · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull +33
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Shag Gulosus aristotelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Gannet Morus bassanus Curlew Numenius arquata Redshank Tringa totanus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Common Gull Larus canus Eider Somateria mollissima Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Sanderling Calidris alba Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Turnstone Arenaria interpres Swallow Hirundo rustica Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Great Skua Stercorarius skua Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Common Guillemot Uria aalge Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Dunlin Calidris alpina Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lapwing Vanellus vanellus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia Blackbird Turdus merula Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Seal · Risso's Dolphin · Harbour Seal · Delphinidae · Common Porpoise +1
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Risso's Dolphin Grampus griseus Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Delphinidae Delphinidae Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Stoat Mustela erminea Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Syrphus · Blue-tailed Damselfly
Black Darter Sympetrum danae Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Syrphus Syrphus Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Great Willowherb · Sea Aster · Annual Sea-blite · Fuchsia · Dwarf Swan-neck Moss +34
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Sea Aster Tripolium pannonicum Annual Sea-blite Suaeda maritima Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica Dwarf Swan-neck Moss Campylopus pyriformis Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,371 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Shag · Pied Wagtail · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull +33
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Shag Gulosus aristotelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Gannet Morus bassanus Curlew Numenius arquata Redshank Tringa totanus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Common Gull Larus canus Eider Somateria mollissima Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Sanderling Calidris alba Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Turnstone Arenaria interpres Swallow Hirundo rustica Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Great Skua Stercorarius skua Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Common Guillemot Uria aalge Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Dunlin Calidris alpina Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lapwing Vanellus vanellus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia Blackbird Turdus merula Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Seal · Risso's Dolphin · Harbour Seal · Delphinidae · Common Porpoise +1
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Risso's Dolphin Grampus griseus Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Delphinidae Delphinidae Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Stoat Mustela erminea Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Syrphus · Blue-tailed Damselfly
Black Darter Sympetrum danae Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Syrphus Syrphus Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Great Willowherb · Sea Aster · Annual Sea-blite · Fuchsia · Dwarf Swan-neck Moss +34
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Sea Aster Tripolium pannonicum Annual Sea-blite Suaeda maritima Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica Dwarf Swan-neck Moss Campylopus pyriformis Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Kneiff's Hook-moss Drepanocladus aduncus
Kneiff's Hook-moss Drepanocladus aduncus
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Perthshire Beard-moss Didymodon rigidulus
Perthshire Beard-moss Didymodon rigidulus
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Zygodon stirtonii Zygodon stirtonii
Zygodon stirtonii Zygodon stirtonii
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Slender Ditrichum Flexitrichum gracile
Slender Ditrichum Flexitrichum gracile
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Escallonia Escallonia rubra var. macrantha
Escallonia Escallonia rubra var. macrantha
Italian Toadflax Cymbalaria pallida
Italian Toadflax Cymbalaria pallida
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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