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Getting here
58.47310, -3.15615
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Curlew
- ✦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
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Curlew
- ✦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 — Jackdaw, Curlew, Common Gull +45 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Curlew, Common Gull +45 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Silver-ground Carpet, Great Yellow Bumblebee, Hebrew Character +5 more · last seen 2019
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Wick to Keiss)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG13Local walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Whaligoe to Wick)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG12Local walking route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
315 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
315 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspring
2024▾
Jackdaw · Curlew · Common Gull · Linnet · Swift +43
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2011
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2019
- SwallowHirundo rustica2018
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2017
- SiskinSpinus spinus2017
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2016
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2016
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2010
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2016
- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2016
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2016
- RedshankTringa totanus2016
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2016
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2016
- WigeonMareca penelope2016
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2016
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2016
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2016
- TealAnas crecca2016
- GoosanderMergus merganser2016
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2014
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2014
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2013
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2011
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2010
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2010
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2010
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2010
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2010
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2010
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2010
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2010
- Rock DoveColumba livia2010
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2010
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2010
Hedgehog · Otter
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra2019
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2019▾
Silver-ground Carpet · Great Yellow Bumblebee · Hebrew Character · Clouded Drab · Common Quaker +3
- Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2017
- Great Yellow BumblebeeBombus distinguendus2010
- Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
- Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Smoky WaveScopula ternata
Crested Dog's-tail · Broad Buckler-fern · Common Chickweed · Field Horsetail · Coltsfoot +94
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- DandelionTaraxacum
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
315 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspring
2024▾
Jackdaw · Curlew · Common Gull · Linnet · Swift +43
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2011
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2019
- SwallowHirundo rustica2018
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2017
- SiskinSpinus spinus2017
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2016
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2016
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2010
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2016
- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2016
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2016
- RedshankTringa totanus2016
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2016
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2016
- WigeonMareca penelope2016
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2016
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2016
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2016
- TealAnas crecca2016
- GoosanderMergus merganser2016
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2014
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2014
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2013
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2011
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2010
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2010
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2010
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2010
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2010
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2010
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2010
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2010
- Rock DoveColumba livia2010
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2010
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2010
Hedgehog · Otter
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra2019
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2019▾
Silver-ground Carpet · Great Yellow Bumblebee · Hebrew Character · Clouded Drab · Common Quaker +3
- Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2017
- Great Yellow BumblebeeBombus distinguendus2010
- Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
- Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Smoky WaveScopula ternata
Crested Dog's-tail · Broad Buckler-fern · Common Chickweed · Field Horsetail · Coltsfoot +94
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- DandelionTaraxacum
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2013
2013
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2011Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2011Large WhitePieris brassicae2010Large WhitePieris brassicae2010Bush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumNorthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurellaNorthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurellaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisPoa pratensisPoa pratensisPoa pratensisPoa pratensisDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsiiHybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsiiRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususFairy FlaxLinum catharticum2010Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2010Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2010Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2010Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2010Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2010Star SedgeCarex echinata2010Star SedgeCarex echinata2010Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2010Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2010FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2010FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2010Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2010Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2010Eared WillowSalix aurita2010Eared WillowSalix aurita2010BeechFagus sylvatica2010BeechFagus sylvatica2010Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2010Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2010Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2010Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2010Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2010Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2010Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2010Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2010Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2010Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2010Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2010Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2010Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2010Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2010Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2010Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2010Mat-grassNardus stricta2010Mat-grassNardus stricta2010Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2010Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2010Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2010Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2010Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2010Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2010Events & activities nearby
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