Mains of Bowertower, Broch site
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
58.53681, -3.32827
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Starling, Blackbird, Jackdaw +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Jackdaw +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown +15 more · last seen 2021
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (John o' Groats)Mountain bike route223.7 km▾
Named routeLength 223.7 kmNational Cycle Network
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Farm road to Mains of Bowertower
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Wildlife to spot
339 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
339 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springsummer
2025▾
Starling · Lapwing · Curlew · Goldfinch · Skylark +47
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2016
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2016
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2016
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2016
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RavenCorvus corax2020
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2016
- RobinErithacus rubecula2016
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2016
- Great TitParus major2016
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2016
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2016
- RookCorvus frugilegus2016
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2015
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2015
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2015
- SwallowHirundo rustica2015
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- HoopoeUpupa epops2020
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
- KnotCalidris canutus2020
- CuckooCuculus canorus2016
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2016
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2016
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2016
- Common GullLarus canus2016
- Great White EgretArdea alba2015
- SiskinSpinus spinus2015
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2015
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2015
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2013
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2012
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2011
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2011
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2011
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringautumn
2020▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species · Common Pipistrelle
- MoleTalpa europaea2015
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2015
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2012
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2021▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Green-veined White · Small Tortoiseshell · Meadow Brown · Small Copper · Painted Lady +12
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2014
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
339 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springsummer
2025▾
Starling · Lapwing · Curlew · Goldfinch · Skylark +47
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2016
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2016
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2016
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2016
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RavenCorvus corax2020
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2016
- RobinErithacus rubecula2016
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2016
- Great TitParus major2016
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2016
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2016
- RookCorvus frugilegus2016
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2015
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2015
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2015
- SwallowHirundo rustica2015
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- HoopoeUpupa epops2020
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
- KnotCalidris canutus2020
- CuckooCuculus canorus2016
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2016
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2016
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2016
- Common GullLarus canus2016
- Great White EgretArdea alba2015
- SiskinSpinus spinus2015
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2015
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2015
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2013
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2012
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2011
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2011
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2011
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringautumn
2020▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species · Common Pipistrelle
- MoleTalpa europaea2015
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2015
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2012
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2021▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Green-veined White · Small Tortoiseshell · Meadow Brown · Small Copper · Painted Lady +12
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2014
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2014Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2014Common BluePolyommatus icarus2015Common BluePolyommatus icarus2015Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2014Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2014Silver YAutographa gamma2019Silver YAutographa gamma2019Wood TigerParasemia plantaginis2019Wood TigerParasemia plantaginis2019Red WaspVespula rufa2019Red WaspVespula rufa2019PeacockAglais io2018PeacockAglais io2018Common HawkerAeshna juncea2015Common HawkerAeshna juncea2015Black DarterSympetrum danae2015Black DarterSympetrum danae2015Twin-spot CarpetMesotype didymata2015Twin-spot CarpetMesotype didymata2015