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Loch Of Clumly Broch

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📷 John Ireland · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

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59.02888, -3.30520

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Mute Swan
✦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

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Mute Swan
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Mute Swan, Greylag Goose +99 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Mute Swan, Greylag Goose +99 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Volucella bombylans, Great Yellow Bumblebee, Helophilus pendulus +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Volucella bombylans, Great Yellow Bumblebee, Helophilus pendulus +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Coltsfoot, Meadow Vetchling, Pineappleweed · last seen 2025; Plants — Coltsfoot, Meadow Vetchling, Pineappleweed · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Yesnaby TrailWalking route

Named routeRef RW 49Local walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

15,254 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,254 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

summerautumn

2025

Curlew · Arctic Skua · Mute Swan · Common Gull · Tufted Duck +56

CurlewNumenius arquata
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Common GullLarus canus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black SwanCygnus atratus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
WigeonMareca penelope
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GadwallMareca strepera
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
CootFulica atra
RavenCorvus corax
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ScaupAythya marila
PochardAythya ferina
RedshankTringa totanus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MerlinFalco columbarius
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
EiderSomateria mollissima
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
ShelduckTadorna tadorna

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,254 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

summerautumn

2025

Curlew · Arctic Skua · Mute Swan · Common Gull · Tufted Duck +56

CurlewNumenius arquata
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Common GullLarus canus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black SwanCygnus atratus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
WigeonMareca penelope
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GadwallMareca strepera
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
CootFulica atra
RavenCorvus corax
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ScaupAythya marila
PochardAythya ferina
RedshankTringa totanus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MerlinFalco columbarius
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
EiderSomateria mollissima
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
ShelduckTadorna tadorna

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Ireland · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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