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Ness Broch

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📷 David Bremner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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58.58346, -3.06545

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦107+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Starling
✦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

🐦107+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Starling
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

3 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Starling, Common Gull +104 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Starling, Common Gull +104 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

John O'Groats Trail (Keiss to John O'Groats)Walking route

Named routeRef JoG14Local walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North Trail (John o' Groats)Mountain bike route223.7 km

Named routeLength 223.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

4,172 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,172 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds70 species

autumn

2025

Kestrel · Jackdaw · Pied Wagtail · Dunlin · Herring Gull +65

KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
DunlinCalidris alpina
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
RedshankTringa totanus
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GannetMorus bassanus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common GullLarus canus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WigeonMareca penelope
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
DunnockPrunella modularis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RobinErithacus rubecula
RavenCorvus corax
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
SanderlingCalidris alba
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
TealAnas crecca
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Scandinavian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita abietinus
Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita
SiskinSpinus spinus
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Greylag GooseAnser anser
EiderSomateria mollissima
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Greenland WheatearOenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Common TernSterna hirundo

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,172 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

autumn

2025

Kestrel · Jackdaw · Pied Wagtail · Dunlin · Herring Gull +65

KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
DunlinCalidris alpina
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
RedshankTringa totanus
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GannetMorus bassanus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common GullLarus canus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WigeonMareca penelope
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
DunnockPrunella modularis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RobinErithacus rubecula
RavenCorvus corax
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
SanderlingCalidris alba
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
TealAnas crecca
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Scandinavian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita abietinus
Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita
SiskinSpinus spinus
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Greylag GooseAnser anser
EiderSomateria mollissima
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Greenland WheatearOenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Common TernSterna hirundo

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Bremner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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