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North Bigging Broch

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📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

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59.06135, -3.20805

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Lapwing
✦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

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Lapwing
✦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

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Teal, Lapwing, Oystercatcher +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Teal, Lapwing, Oystercatcher +71 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

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Marsh-marigold, Lesser Celandine, Yellow Iris +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Marsh-marigold, Lesser Celandine, Yellow Iris +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Petrobius brevistylis, Black Sexton Beetle, Clay-coloured Weevil +1 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Petrobius brevistylis, Black Sexton Beetle, Clay-coloured Weevil +1 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

83,375 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

83,375 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Lapwing · Teal · Black-headed Gull · Oystercatcher · Mallard +48

LapwingVanellus vanellus
TealAnas crecca
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CurlewNumenius arquata
CootFulica atra
Common GullLarus canus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RedshankTringa totanus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GadwallMareca strepera
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WigeonMareca penelope
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
DunlinCalidris alpina
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RuffCalidris pugnax
EiderSomateria mollissima
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Common TernSterna hirundo
Rock DoveColumba livia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RavenCorvus corax
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
KnotCalidris canutus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
CuckooCuculus canorus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
StonechatSaxicola rubicola

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2025

Field Forget-me-not · Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Bush Vetch · Primrose

Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Bush VetchVicia sepium
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

83,375 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Lapwing · Teal · Black-headed Gull · Oystercatcher · Mallard +48

LapwingVanellus vanellus
TealAnas crecca
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CurlewNumenius arquata
CootFulica atra
Common GullLarus canus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RedshankTringa totanus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GadwallMareca strepera
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WigeonMareca penelope
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
DunlinCalidris alpina
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RuffCalidris pugnax
EiderSomateria mollissima
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Common TernSterna hirundo
Rock DoveColumba livia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RavenCorvus corax
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
KnotCalidris canutus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
CuckooCuculus canorus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
StonechatSaxicola rubicola

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2025

Field Forget-me-not · Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Bush Vetch · Primrose

Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Bush VetchVicia sepium
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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