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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 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
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Collemopsidium foveolatum, Sea Ivory, Lecanora polytropa +15 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Collemopsidium foveolatum, Sea Ivory, Lecanora polytropa +15 more · last seen 2015
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Coralline crusts, Common Slender Eyebright, Bracken +64 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Coralline crusts, Common Slender Eyebright, Bracken +64 more · last seen 2015
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Hooded Crow, Oystercatcher, Dunlin +30 more · last seen 2021; Birds — Hooded Crow, Oystercatcher, Dunlin +30 more · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Red Admiral, Seabird Bluebottle, Moss Carder Bee +2 more · last seen 2014; Insects — Red Admiral, Seabird Bluebottle, Moss Carder Bee +2 more · last seen 2014
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Strandbrough Walking route ▾
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Show on map Loch Funzie, Da Snap and Aith Walking route ▾
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Show on map Haltlands - Finnigarth - Northdale Walking route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
323 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 323 records · National Biodiversity Network Hooded Crow · Oystercatcher · Dunlin · Common Gull · Great Black-backed Gull +28
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2016 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Dunlin Calidris alpina Common Gull Larus canus2016 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2011 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2011 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2011 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2011 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2011 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Razorbill Alca torda2011 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2011 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2011 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2011 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2011 Raven Corvus corax2011 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2010 Eider Somateria mollissima2010 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2010 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2010 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2010 Skylark Alauda arvensis2010 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2016 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2010 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2010 Puffin Fratercula arctica2010 Gannet Morus bassanus2010 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2010 Twite Linaria flavirostris2010 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus2010 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2010 Greylag Goose Anser anser2010 Harbour Seal
Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Red Admiral · Seabird Bluebottle · Moss Carder Bee · Scathophaga stercoraria · Sericomyia silentis
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Seabird Bluebottle Calliphora uralensis Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Collemopsidium foveolatum · Sea Ivory · Lecanora polytropa · Phacographa glaucomaria · Wahlenbergiella mucosa +13
Collemopsidium foveolatum Collemopsidium foveolatum Sea Ivory Ramalina siliquosa Lecanora polytropa Lecanora polytropa Phacographa glaucomaria Phacographa glaucomaria Wahlenbergiella mucosa Wahlenbergiella mucosa Trapeliopsis flexuosa Trapeliopsis flexuosa Coralline crusts · Common Slender Eyebright · Bracken · Slender Scottish Eyebright · Sea Mouse-ear +62
Coralline crusts Corallinaceae2012 Common Slender Eyebright Euphrasia micrantha Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Slender Scottish Eyebright Euphrasia scottica Sea Mouse-ear Cerastium diffusum Heather Calluna vulgaris Common Chickweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 323 records · National Biodiversity Network Hooded Crow · Oystercatcher · Dunlin · Common Gull · Great Black-backed Gull +28
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2016 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Dunlin Calidris alpina Common Gull Larus canus2016 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2011 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2011 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2011 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2011 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2011 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Razorbill Alca torda2011 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2011 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2011 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2011 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2011 Raven Corvus corax2011 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2010 Eider Somateria mollissima2010 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2010 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2010 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2010 Skylark Alauda arvensis2010 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2016 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2010 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2010 Puffin Fratercula arctica2010 Gannet Morus bassanus2010 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2010 Twite Linaria flavirostris2010 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus2010 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2010 Greylag Goose Anser anser2010 Harbour Seal
Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Red Admiral · Seabird Bluebottle · Moss Carder Bee · Scathophaga stercoraria · Sericomyia silentis
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Seabird Bluebottle Calliphora uralensis Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Collemopsidium foveolatum · Sea Ivory · Lecanora polytropa · Phacographa glaucomaria · Wahlenbergiella mucosa +13
Collemopsidium foveolatum Collemopsidium foveolatum Sea Ivory Ramalina siliquosa Lecanora polytropa Lecanora polytropa Phacographa glaucomaria Phacographa glaucomaria Wahlenbergiella mucosa Wahlenbergiella mucosa Trapeliopsis flexuosa Trapeliopsis flexuosa Coralline crusts · Common Slender Eyebright · Bracken · Slender Scottish Eyebright · Sea Mouse-ear +62
Coralline crusts Corallinaceae2012 Common Slender Eyebright Euphrasia micrantha Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Slender Scottish Eyebright Euphrasia scottica Sea Mouse-ear Cerastium diffusum Heather Calluna vulgaris Common Chickweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Homostegia piggotii
Homostegia piggotii
Homostegia piggotii
Homostegia piggotii
Arthonia calcarea Arthonia calcarea
Arthonia calcarea Arthonia calcarea
Lecanora campestris subsp. campestris Lecanora campestris subsp. campestris
Lecanora campestris subsp. campestris Lecanora campestris subsp. campestris
Lecidea auriculata Lecidea auriculata
Lecidea auriculata Lecidea auriculata
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina
Lecidella stigmatea Lecidella stigmatea
Lecidella stigmatea Lecidella stigmatea
Slow-Growing Lichen Glaucomaria rupicola var. rupicola
Slow-Growing Lichen Glaucomaria rupicola var. rupicola
Heath Navel Lichenomphalia ericetorum
Heath Navel Lichenomphalia ericetorum
Anaptychia runcinata Anaptychia runcinata
Anaptychia runcinata Anaptychia runcinata
Peltigera membranacea Peltigera membranacea
Peltigera membranacea Peltigera membranacea
Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.
Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.
Ramalina subfarinacea Ramalina subfarinacea
Ramalina subfarinacea Ramalina subfarinacea Stellaria media
Stellaria media
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Thrift Armeria maritima
Thrift Armeria maritima
Viviparous Sheep's-fescue Festuca vivipara
Viviparous Sheep's-fescue Festuca vivipara
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum
Deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum
an Eyebright Euphrasia heslop-harrisonii
an Eyebright Euphrasia heslop-harrisonii
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Sheep's-bit Jasione montana
Sheep's-bit Jasione montana
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Early Hair-grass Aira praecox
Early Hair-grass Aira praecox
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Cochlearia officinalis Cochlearia officinalis
Cochlearia officinalis Cochlearia officinalis
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Crowberry Empetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum
Crowberry Empetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Euphrasia officinalis Euphrasia officinalis
Euphrasia officinalis Euphrasia officinalis
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Spring Squill Scilla verna
Spring Squill Scilla verna
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Sea Campion Silene uniflora
Sea Campion Silene uniflora
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Water-purslane Lythrum portula2012
Water-purslane Lythrum portula2012
Black Bog-rush Schoenus nigricans2012
Black Bog-rush Schoenus nigricans2012
Blinks Montia fontana2012
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