Ness Of Woodwick Broch 0 ha
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59.10649, -3.04798
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shag and Fulmar ✦ 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
🐦 81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shag and Fulmar ✦ 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 — Shag, Fulmar, Great Black-backed Gull +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shag, Fulmar, Great Black-backed Gull +78 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Melobesioideae, Variable Crisp-moss, Supine Plait-moss +127 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Melobesioideae, Variable Crisp-moss, Supine Plait-moss +127 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Non-biting midges, Red Admiral, Large Red Damselfly +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Non-biting midges, Red Admiral, Large Red Damselfly +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Water Mint, Meadowsweet +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Orkney Prehistory Loop Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,289 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,289 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Shag · Fulmar · Great Black-backed Gull · Common Guillemot · Black Guillemot +35
Shag Gulosus aristotelis Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Common Guillemot Uria aalge Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Common Gull Larus canus Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Curlew Numenius arquata Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Gannet Morus bassanus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Razorbill Alca torda Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Puffin Fratercula arctica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2023 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2023 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2023 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2023 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Large Red Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Butterbur · Coltsfoot · Sticky Mouse-ear · Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Wavy Bitter-cress +9
Butterbur Petasites hybridus Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,289 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Shag · Fulmar · Great Black-backed Gull · Common Guillemot · Black Guillemot +35
Shag Gulosus aristotelis Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Common Guillemot Uria aalge Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Common Gull Larus canus Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Curlew Numenius arquata Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Gannet Morus bassanus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Razorbill Alca torda Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Puffin Fratercula arctica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2023 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2023 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2023 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2023 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Large Red Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Butterbur · Coltsfoot · Sticky Mouse-ear · Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Wavy Bitter-cress +9
Butterbur Petasites hybridus Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Northern Marsh-orchid
Northern Marsh-orchid
Dactylorhiza purpurella2024
Dactylorhiza purpurella2024
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius2023
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius2023
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2023
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2023
Variable Crisp-moss Trichostomum brachydontium2023
Variable Crisp-moss Trichostomum brachydontium2023
Zygodon stirtonii Zygodon stirtonii2023
Zygodon stirtonii Zygodon stirtonii2023
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum2023
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum2023
Weissia controversa var. controversa Weissia controversa var. controversa2023
Weissia controversa var. controversa Weissia controversa var. controversa2023
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum2023
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum2023 