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60.30226, -1.46742
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 Mushroom 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 Mushroom 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Whooper Swan, Goldeneye, Redwing +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Whooper Swan, Goldeneye, Redwing +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Crab's Eye Lichen, Rhizocarpon geographicum, Umbilicaria torrefacta +16 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Crab's Eye Lichen, Rhizocarpon geographicum, Umbilicaria torrefacta +16 more · last seen 2013
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Honeysuckle, Rowan, Autumn Hawkbit +15 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Honeysuckle, Rowan, Autumn Hawkbit +15 more · last seen 2017
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Large White · last seen 2019; Insects — Large White · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Aith Marina Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Aith Woodland Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Collaster Loch and Northhouse Loch Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Vementry Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Michael's wood extension Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
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391 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 391 records · National Biodiversity Network Whooper Swan · Redwing · Goldeneye · Whimbrel · Brambling +31
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2015 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2014 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2024 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2024 Pintail Anas acuta2021 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus2019 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis2015 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus2014 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2014 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2014 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2014 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2014 Greylag Goose Anser anser2014 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2014 Blackbird Turdus merula2014 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2014 Raven Corvus corax2013 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2013 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2013 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Large White
Large White Pieris brassicae Dark Crottle · Rhizocarpon geographicum · Umbilicaria torrefacta · Crab's Eye Lichen · Xanthoparmelia conspersa +14
Dark Crottle Hypogymnia physodes Rhizocarpon geographicum Rhizocarpon geographicum Umbilicaria torrefacta Umbilicaria torrefacta Crab's Eye Lichen Ochrolechia parella Xanthoparmelia conspersa Xanthoparmelia conspersa Sea Ivory Ramalina siliquosa Field Gentian · White Clover · Water Forget-me-not · Selfheal · Heath Spotted-orchid +29
Field Gentian Gentianella campestris White Clover Trifolium repens2020 Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2020 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2020 Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata2020 Sheep's-bit Jasione montana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 391 records · National Biodiversity Network Whooper Swan · Redwing · Goldeneye · Whimbrel · Brambling +31
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2015 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2014 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2024 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2024 Pintail Anas acuta2021 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus2019 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis2015 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus2014 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2014 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2014 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2014 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2014 Greylag Goose Anser anser2014 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2014 Blackbird Turdus merula2014 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2014 Raven Corvus corax2013 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2013 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2013 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Large White
Large White Pieris brassicae Dark Crottle · Rhizocarpon geographicum · Umbilicaria torrefacta · Crab's Eye Lichen · Xanthoparmelia conspersa +14
Dark Crottle Hypogymnia physodes Rhizocarpon geographicum Rhizocarpon geographicum Umbilicaria torrefacta Umbilicaria torrefacta Crab's Eye Lichen Ochrolechia parella Xanthoparmelia conspersa Xanthoparmelia conspersa Sea Ivory Ramalina siliquosa Field Gentian · White Clover · Water Forget-me-not · Selfheal · Heath Spotted-orchid +29
Field Gentian Gentianella campestris White Clover Trifolium repens2020 Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2020 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2020 Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata2020 Sheep's-bit Jasione montana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Polycauliona ucrainica
Polycauliona ucrainica
Polycauliona ucrainica
Polycauliona ucrainica
Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.
Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.
Anaptychia runcinata Anaptychia runcinata
Anaptychia runcinata Anaptychia runcinata
Haematomma ochroleucum var. ochroleucum Haematomma ochroleucum var. ochroleucum
Haematomma ochroleucum var. ochroleucum Haematomma ochroleucum var. ochroleucum
Pycnothelia papillaria Pycnothelia papillaria
Pycnothelia papillaria Pycnothelia papillaria
Ramalina subfarinacea Ramalina subfarinacea
Ramalina subfarinacea Ramalina subfarinacea
Melanelixia fuliginosa Melanelixia fuliginosa
Melanelixia fuliginosa Melanelixia fuliginosa
Ochrolechia androgyna Ochrolechia androgyna
Ochrolechia androgyna Ochrolechia androgyna
Tuckermannopsis chlorophylla Tuckermannopsis chlorophylla
Tuckermannopsis chlorophylla Tuckermannopsis chlorophylla
Physcia tenella Physcia tenella
Physcia tenella Physcia tenella
Cladonia strepsilis Cladonia strepsilis
Cladonia strepsilis Cladonia strepsilis
Xanthoria aureola Xanthoria aureola
Xanthoria aureola Xanthoria aureola
Sphaerophorus globosus Sphaerophorus globosus
Sphaerophorus globosus Sphaerophorus globosus 2020
2020
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2020
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2020
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2020
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2020
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris2020
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris2020
Euphrasia officinalis Euphrasia officinalis2020
Euphrasia officinalis Euphrasia officinalis2020
Monkeyflower Species Erythranthe2020
Monkeyflower Species Erythranthe2020
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis2020
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis2020
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor2020
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor2020
Daisy Bellis perennis2020
Daisy Bellis perennis2020
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2020
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2020
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica2020
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica2020
Heath Pearlwort Sagina subulata2020
Heath Pearlwort Sagina subulata2020
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2020
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2020
Dandelion Taraxacum2020
Dandelion Taraxacum2020
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2020
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2020
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre2020
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre2020
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2020
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2020
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2020
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2020
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2020
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2020
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia2020
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia2020
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2020
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2020
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2020
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2020
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2020
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2020
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2020
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2020
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2020
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2020
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2020
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2020
Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago2018
Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago2018
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2017
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2017
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017 