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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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
🌿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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Eider, Herring Gull, Cormorant +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Eider, Herring Gull, Cormorant +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Dandelion, Common Sallow, Honeysuckle +232 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Dandelion, Common Sallow, Honeysuckle +232 more · last seen 2016

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Dandelion, Wild Thyme, Rowan +13 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Broken-belted Bumblebee, Hayhurstia atriplicis, Fox Moth +3 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Broken-belted Bumblebee, Hayhurstia atriplicis, Fox Moth +3 more · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ceum nan Eilthireach / Emigrants' WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Temptation Hill agus Dùn Bhorghadail / Temptation Hill and Dun BorodaleWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Rathad Bhurma agus Slighe nam Mèinnearan / Burma Road and Miners' TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Skye Trail - Stage 4Walking route19 km

Named routeLength 19 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

1,423 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,423 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumn

2025

Eider · Herring Gull · Cormorant · Shag · Oystercatcher +58

EiderSomateria mollissima
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ShagGulosus aristotelis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Common GullLarus canus
GannetMorus bassanus
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
RavenCorvus corax
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2016
Sabine's GullXema sabini
RazorbillAlca torda
BuzzardButeo buteo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2020
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2020
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2018
LinnetLinaria cannabina2015
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2015
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2015
WigeonMareca penelope
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2023
KnotCalidris canutus2020
RobinErithacus rubecula2020
SanderlingCalidris alba2020
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
Great TitParus major2018
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2018
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2017
DipperCinclus cinclus2017
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2017
RedshankTringa totanus2017
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2017
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2016
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2016
Little AukAlle alle2016
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2015
SwallowHirundo rustica2015
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2015
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2010
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2010

🦌

Mammals6 species

springautumn

2025

Otter · Common Dolphin · Harbour Seal · Humpback Whale · Roe Deer +1

OtterLutra lutra2022
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2023
Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliae
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2018

🐝

Insects6 species

summerautumn

2019

Broken-belted Bumblebee · Hayhurstia atriplicis · Fox Moth · Iteomyia capreae · Orange-bearded Bluebottle +1

Broken-belted BumblebeeBombus soroeensis2013
Hayhurstia atriplicisHayhurstia atriplicis
Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi
Iteomyia capreaeIteomyia capreae2013
Orange-bearded BluebottleCalliphora vomitoria2013
Bombus (Thoracobombus)Bombus (Thoracobombus)2012

🍄

Fungi2 species

summerautumn

2019

Microdiplodia narthecii · Willow Tarspot

Microdiplodia nartheciiMicrodiplodia narthecii
Willow TarspotRhytisma salicinum2013

🌿

Plants235 species

summer

2016

Dandelion · Common Sallow · Honeysuckle · Star Sedge · Green-ribbed Sedge +230

DandelionTaraxacum2014
Common SallowSalix cinerea
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Eared WillowSalix aurita2014
EyebrightEuphrasia2014
Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara2014
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2014
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2014
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2014
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2014
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2014
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2014
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2014
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2014
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2014
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2014
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2014
RowanSorbus aucuparia2014
BrambleRubus fruticosus2014
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2014
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2014
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2014
HollyIlex aquifolium2014
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2014
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2014
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2014
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2014
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2014
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2014
TormentilPotentilla erecta2014
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2014
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2014
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2014
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2014
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2014
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2014
GorseUlex europaeus2014
Common SedgeCarex nigra
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
English StonecropSedum anglicum2014
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2014
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2014
White CloverTrifolium repens2014
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2014
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2014
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2014
Greater PlantainPlantago major2014
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2014
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2014
DaisyBellis perennis2014
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2014
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2014
Bristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirens2012
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2012
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens2012
Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2012
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2012
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2012
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2012
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2015
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2014
YarrowAchillea millefolium2014
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2014
Pale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanica2014
Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2014
RoseRosa2014
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2014
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2014
Fir ClubmossHuperzia selago2014
Creeping WillowSalix repens2014
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2014
Black Bog-rushSchoenus nigricans2014
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2014
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2014
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2014
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2014
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2014
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2014
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2014
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2012
Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens2012
Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2012
Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2012
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2012
Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii2012
Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata2012
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2012
Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2012
Five-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefarium2012
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2012
Mueller's PouchwortCalypogeia muelleriana2012
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2012
Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2012
Variable Crisp-mossTrichostomum brachydontium2012
Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2012
Soft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellum2012
Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2012
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2012
GreasewortAneura pinguis2012
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2012
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2012
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2012
Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2012
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2012
Irish Crisp-mossChionoloma hibernicum2012
Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2012
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2012
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2012
Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2012
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2012
Isothecium interludensIsothecium interludens2012
Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2012
Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2012
ThriftArmeria maritima2011
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2011
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2011
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2011
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2011
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2011
RaspberryRubus idaeus2011
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2011
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2011
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2011
Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2011
Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2011
CleaversGalium aparine2011
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2011
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2011
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2011
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2011
Curled DockRumex crispus2011
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2011
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2011
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2011
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2011
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2011
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2011
Rosa caninaRosa canina2011
Marsh VioletViola palustris2011
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2011
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2011
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2011
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2011
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2011
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2015
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2015
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2015
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2015
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2014
Great SundewDrosera anglica2014
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2014
Lesser Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera bifolia2014
Heath Fragrant-orchidGymnadenia borealis2014
PinePinus2012
Straggling PouchwortSaccogyna viticulosa2012
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2012
Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2012
Pointed PouncewortHarpalejeunea molleri2012
Blunt Cord-mossEntosthodon obtusus2012
Jagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfolia2012
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2012
Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina2012
Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2012
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2012
Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius2012
Palustriella commutataPalustriella commutata2012
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2012
Pearl PouncewortLejeunea patens2012
Long-leaved PouncewortCololejeunea microscopica2012
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2012
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2012
Hutchins' HollywortJubula hutchinsiae2012
Toothed PouncewortDrepanolejeunea hamatifolia2012
Common Apple-mossBartramia pomiformis2012
Silky Swan-neck MossCampylopus setifolius2012
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2012
Rock VeilwortMetzgeria conjugata2012
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2012
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2012
Dark-green FlapwortJungermannia atrovirens2012
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2012
Western EarwortScapania gracilis2012
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2012
Handsome WoollywortTrichocolea tomentella2012
Thin Cord-mossEntosthodon attenuatus2012
Heterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterum2012
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2012
Curve-leaved Bow-mossDicranodontium uncinatum2012
Fingered CowlwortColura calyptrifolia2012
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2012
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2012
Purple-stalked Pocket-mossFissidens osmundoides2012
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2012
Nut-mossDiphyscium foliosum2012
Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricum2012
Short-beaked Wood-mossLoeskeobryum brevirostre2012
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2012
Narrow Mushroom-headed LiverwortMarchantia quadrata2012
Crisped PincushionUlota crispa2012
Water EarwortScapania undulata2012
Seaside GrimmiaSchistidium maritimum2012
Delicate GermanderwortRiccardia multifida2012
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2012
Brown ScalewortRadula aquilegia2012
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2012
Wilson's Filmy-fernHymenophyllum wilsonii2012
Scissors PincerwortCephalozia loitlesbergeri2011
Compact Bog-mossSphagnum compactum2011
Large White-mossLeucobryum glaucum2011
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2011
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2011
Bristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichum2011
Forcipated PincerwortCephalozia connivens2011
Cruet Collar-mossSplachnum ampullaceum2011
Purple SpoonwortPleurozia purpurea2011
Western FrostwortGymnomitrion crenulatum2011
Narrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticum2011
Blytt's Fork-mossKiaeria blyttii2011
Slender Cruet-mossTetraplodon mnioides2011
Rosa rubiginosaRosa rubiginosa2011
Bog-moss FlapwortOdontoschisma sphagni2011
Andreaea rupestris var. rupestrisAndreaea rupestris var. rupestris2011
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2011
Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2011
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2011
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2011
Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2011
Alpine Rock-mossAndreaea hookeri2011

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,423 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumn

2025

Eider · Herring Gull · Cormorant · Shag · Oystercatcher +58

EiderSomateria mollissima
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ShagGulosus aristotelis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Common GullLarus canus
GannetMorus bassanus
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
RavenCorvus corax
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2016
Sabine's GullXema sabini
RazorbillAlca torda
BuzzardButeo buteo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2020
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2020
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2018
LinnetLinaria cannabina2015
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2015
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2015
WigeonMareca penelope
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2023
KnotCalidris canutus2020
RobinErithacus rubecula2020
SanderlingCalidris alba2020
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
Great TitParus major2018
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2018
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2017
DipperCinclus cinclus2017
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2017
RedshankTringa totanus2017
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2017
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2016
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2016
Little AukAlle alle2016
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2015
SwallowHirundo rustica2015
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2015
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2010
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2010

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Mammals6 species

springautumn

2025

Otter · Common Dolphin · Harbour Seal · Humpback Whale · Roe Deer +1

OtterLutra lutra2022
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2023
Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliae
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2018

🐝

Insects6 species

summerautumn

2019

Broken-belted Bumblebee · Hayhurstia atriplicis · Fox Moth · Iteomyia capreae · Orange-bearded Bluebottle +1

Broken-belted BumblebeeBombus soroeensis2013
Hayhurstia atriplicisHayhurstia atriplicis
Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi
Iteomyia capreaeIteomyia capreae2013
Orange-bearded BluebottleCalliphora vomitoria2013
Bombus (Thoracobombus)Bombus (Thoracobombus)2012

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Fungi2 species

summerautumn

2019

Microdiplodia narthecii · Willow Tarspot

Microdiplodia nartheciiMicrodiplodia narthecii
Willow TarspotRhytisma salicinum2013

🌿

Plants235 species

summer

2016

Dandelion · Common Sallow · Honeysuckle · Star Sedge · Green-ribbed Sedge +230

DandelionTaraxacum2014
Common SallowSalix cinerea
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Eared WillowSalix aurita2014
EyebrightEuphrasia2014
Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara2014
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2014
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2014
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2014
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2014
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2014
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2014
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2014
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2014
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2014
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2014
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2014
RowanSorbus aucuparia2014
BrambleRubus fruticosus2014
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2014
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2014
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2014
HollyIlex aquifolium2014
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2014
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2014
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2014
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2014
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2014
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2014
TormentilPotentilla erecta2014
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2014
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2014
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2014
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2014
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2014
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2014
GorseUlex europaeus2014
Common SedgeCarex nigra
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
English StonecropSedum anglicum2014
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2014
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2014
White CloverTrifolium repens2014
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2014
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2014
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2014
Greater PlantainPlantago major2014
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2014
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2014
DaisyBellis perennis2014
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2014
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2014
Bristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirens2012
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2012
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens2012
Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2012
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2012
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2012
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2012
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2015
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2014
YarrowAchillea millefolium2014
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2014
Pale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanica2014
Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2014
RoseRosa2014
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2014
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2014
Fir ClubmossHuperzia selago2014
Creeping WillowSalix repens2014
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2014
Black Bog-rushSchoenus nigricans2014
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2014
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2014
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2014
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2014
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2014
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2014
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2014
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2012
Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens2012
Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2012
Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2012
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2012
Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii2012
Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata2012
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2012
Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2012
Five-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefarium2012
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2012
Mueller's PouchwortCalypogeia muelleriana2012
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2012
Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2012
Variable Crisp-mossTrichostomum brachydontium2012
Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2012
Soft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellum2012
Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2012
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2012
GreasewortAneura pinguis2012
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2012
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2012
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2012
Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2012
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2012
Irish Crisp-mossChionoloma hibernicum2012
Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2012
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2012
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2012
Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2012
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2012
Isothecium interludensIsothecium interludens2012
Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2012
Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2012
ThriftArmeria maritima2011
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2011
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2011
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2011
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2011
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2011
RaspberryRubus idaeus2011
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2011
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2011
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2011
Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2011
Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2011
CleaversGalium aparine2011
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2011
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2011
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2011
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2011
Curled DockRumex crispus2011
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2011
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2011
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2011
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2011
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2011
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2011
Rosa caninaRosa canina2011
Marsh VioletViola palustris2011
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2011
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2011
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2011
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2011
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2011
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2015
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2015
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2015
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2015
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2014
Great SundewDrosera anglica2014
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2014
Lesser Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera bifolia2014
Heath Fragrant-orchidGymnadenia borealis2014
PinePinus2012
Straggling PouchwortSaccogyna viticulosa2012
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2012
Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2012
Pointed PouncewortHarpalejeunea molleri2012
Blunt Cord-mossEntosthodon obtusus2012
Jagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfolia2012
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2012
Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina2012
Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2012
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2012
Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius2012
Palustriella commutataPalustriella commutata2012
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2012
Pearl PouncewortLejeunea patens2012
Long-leaved PouncewortCololejeunea microscopica2012
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2012
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2012
Hutchins' HollywortJubula hutchinsiae2012
Toothed PouncewortDrepanolejeunea hamatifolia2012
Common Apple-mossBartramia pomiformis2012
Silky Swan-neck MossCampylopus setifolius2012
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2012
Rock VeilwortMetzgeria conjugata2012
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2012
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2012
Dark-green FlapwortJungermannia atrovirens2012
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2012
Western EarwortScapania gracilis2012
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2012
Handsome WoollywortTrichocolea tomentella2012
Thin Cord-mossEntosthodon attenuatus2012
Heterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterum2012
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2012
Curve-leaved Bow-mossDicranodontium uncinatum2012
Fingered CowlwortColura calyptrifolia2012
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2012
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2012
Purple-stalked Pocket-mossFissidens osmundoides2012
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2012
Nut-mossDiphyscium foliosum2012
Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricum2012
Short-beaked Wood-mossLoeskeobryum brevirostre2012
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2012
Narrow Mushroom-headed LiverwortMarchantia quadrata2012
Crisped PincushionUlota crispa2012
Water EarwortScapania undulata2012
Seaside GrimmiaSchistidium maritimum2012
Delicate GermanderwortRiccardia multifida2012
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2012
Brown ScalewortRadula aquilegia2012
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2012
Wilson's Filmy-fernHymenophyllum wilsonii2012
Scissors PincerwortCephalozia loitlesbergeri2011
Compact Bog-mossSphagnum compactum2011
Large White-mossLeucobryum glaucum2011
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2011
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2011
Bristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichum2011
Forcipated PincerwortCephalozia connivens2011
Cruet Collar-mossSplachnum ampullaceum2011
Purple SpoonwortPleurozia purpurea2011
Western FrostwortGymnomitrion crenulatum2011
Narrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticum2011
Blytt's Fork-mossKiaeria blyttii2011
Slender Cruet-mossTetraplodon mnioides2011
Rosa rubiginosaRosa rubiginosa2011
Bog-moss FlapwortOdontoschisma sphagni2011
Andreaea rupestris var. rupestrisAndreaea rupestris var. rupestris2011
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2011
Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2011
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2011
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2011
Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2011
Alpine Rock-mossAndreaea hookeri2011

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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