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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
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60.70911, -0.94145
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Curlew, Starling +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Curlew, Starling +78 more · last seen 2025
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🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lecanora polytropa, Fuscidea cyathoides var. cyathoides, Sea Ivory +133 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Lecanora polytropa, Fuscidea cyathoides var. cyathoides, Sea Ivory +133 more · last seen 2015
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Chickweed, Daisy, Autumn Hawkbit +163 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Common Chickweed, Daisy, Autumn Hawkbit +163 more · last seen 2015
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Plants — Common Chickweed, Autumn Hawkbit, Wild Thyme +9 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Belmot to Lund Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Uyeasound to Muness Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Underhoull Cirular Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hannigarth to Sandwick Beach Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Brekon Coastal Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Route CPPY04 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CPPY04 Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The Lund standing stone in late afternoon sun
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Wildlife to spot
1,616 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,616 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Lapwing · Oystercatcher · Curlew · Snipe · Redshank +42
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Redshank Tringa totanus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Blackbird Turdus merula Shag Gulosus aristotelis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Dunlin Calidris alpina2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Gannet Morus bassanus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2024 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2024 Razorbill Alca torda2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2023 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2021 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2021 Swift Apus apus Shetland Wren Troglodytes troglodytes zetlandicus2024 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea2024 Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2022 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2021 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2021 Teal Anas crecca2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2021 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2021 Common Porpoise
Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Scots Lovage · Spiked Water-milfoil · Alternate Water-milfoil · Hogweed · Field Horsetail +42
Scots Lovage Ligusticum scoticum Spiked Water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum Alternate Water-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense Greater Plantain Plantago major Meadow Buttercup Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,616 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Lapwing · Oystercatcher · Curlew · Snipe · Redshank +42
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Redshank Tringa totanus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Blackbird Turdus merula Shag Gulosus aristotelis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Dunlin Calidris alpina2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Gannet Morus bassanus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2024 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2024 Razorbill Alca torda2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2023 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2021 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2021 Swift Apus apus Shetland Wren Troglodytes troglodytes zetlandicus2024 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea2024 Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2022 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2021 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2021 Teal Anas crecca2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2021 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2021 Common Porpoise
Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Scots Lovage · Spiked Water-milfoil · Alternate Water-milfoil · Hogweed · Field Horsetail +42
Scots Lovage Ligusticum scoticum Spiked Water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum Alternate Water-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense Greater Plantain Plantago major Meadow Buttercup Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ranunculus acris
Ranunculus acris
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata
Thrift Armeria maritima
Thrift Armeria maritima
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Euphrasia officinalis Euphrasia officinalis
Euphrasia officinalis Euphrasia officinalis
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris
Lesser Bladderwort Utricularia minor
Lesser Bladderwort Utricularia minor
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Spring Squill Scilla verna
Spring Squill Scilla verna
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Few-flowered Spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora
Few-flowered Spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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