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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
59.15749, -3.10024
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Fulmar and Common Gull
- ✦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
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Fulmar and Common Gull
- ✦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 — Fulmar, Common Gull, Oystercatcher +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Fulmar, Common Gull, Oystercatcher +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Shady Horsetail, Thrift, Tormentil +37 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Shady Horsetail, Thrift, Tormentil +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Amphibious Bistort, Common Chickweed +2 more foraging species
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Ornithomya chloropus · last seen 2024; Insects — Ornithomya chloropus · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Orkney Prehistory Loop RideCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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