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58.83200, -3.12102
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black Guillemot and Shag ✦ 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
🐦 86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black Guillemot and Shag ✦ 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 — Black Guillemot, Shag, Eider +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black Guillemot, Shag, Eider +83 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 — encrusting algae indet., Maerl indet, Common Saltmarsh-grass +75 more · last seen 2018; Plants — encrusting algae indet., Maerl indet, Common Saltmarsh-grass +75 more · last seen 2018
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Great Yellow Bumblebee, Meadow Brown, Ancistrocerus oviventris +1 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Great Yellow Bumblebee, Meadow Brown, Ancistrocerus oviventris +1 more · last seen 2022
Free
Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Dandelion, Common Sorrel +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Hoxa Head Walking route ▾
Named route Orkney walks
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Plantago major subsp. major
Plantago major subsp. major
Plantago major subsp. major
Plantago major subsp. major
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Potentilla erecta subsp. erecta Potentilla erecta subsp. erecta
Potentilla erecta subsp. erecta Potentilla erecta subsp. erecta
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum
Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Apple Malus domestica
Apple Malus domestica
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Rhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllus Rhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllus
Rhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllus Rhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllus
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica
an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Rumex crispus subsp. crispus Rumex crispus subsp. crispus
Rumex crispus subsp. crispus Rumex crispus subsp. crispus
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa
Common Slender Eyebright Euphrasia micrantha
Common Slender Eyebright Euphrasia micrantha
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Common Duckweed Lemna minor
Common Duckweed Lemna minor
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Rumex crispus subsp. littoreus Rumex crispus subsp. littoreus
Rumex crispus subsp. littoreus Rumex crispus subsp. littoreus
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Brown Bent Agrostis vinealis
Brown Bent Agrostis vinealis
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Hybrid Woundwort Stachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua
Hybrid Woundwort Stachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua
Water-Starwort Callitriche
Water-Starwort Callitriche
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Babington's Orache Atriplex glabriuscula
Babington's Orache Atriplex glabriuscula
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Crowberry Empetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum
Crowberry Empetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Great Bindweed Calystegia sepium subsp. sepium
Great Bindweed Calystegia sepium subsp. sepium
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Spreading Meadow-grass Poa humilis
Spreading Meadow-grass Poa humilis 