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57.69397, -4.20263
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Slavonian Grebe, Goldeneye, Black-tailed Godwit +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Slavonian Grebe, Goldeneye, Black-tailed Godwit +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Taraxacum agg., Broom, Annual Meadow-grass +58 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Taraxacum agg., Broom, Annual Meadow-grass +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Elipsocus hyalinus, Anaspis maculata, Hemerobius stigma +16 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Elipsocus hyalinus, Anaspis maculata, Hemerobius stigma +16 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Nettle Clustercup Rust, Daisy Rust · last seen 2024; Fungi — Nettle Clustercup Rust, Daisy Rust · last seen 2024
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Culbokie to Alness) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JoG02 Local walking route
Show on map John O'Groats Trail (Alness to Tain) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JoG03 Local walking route
Show on map 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 174 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 174 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 312 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 312 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 395 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 395 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 250 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 250 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,488 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,488 records · National Biodiversity Network Slavonian Grebe · Goldeneye · Black-tailed Godwit · Redwing · Whooper Swan +41
Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Redwing Turdus iliacus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pintail Anas acuta Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Redshank Tringa totanus Common Gull Larus canus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Teal Anas crecca Wigeon Mareca penelope Curlew Numenius arquata Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Scaup Aythya marila Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Dunlin Calidris alpina2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2024 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2024 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2024 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2024 Gannet Morus bassanus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Otter · Common Porpoise
Otter Lutra lutra Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena2024 Broom · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Creeping Thistle · Smooth Hawk's-beard · Bramble +11
Broom Cytisus scoparius Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2024 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024 Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2024 Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,488 records · National Biodiversity Network Slavonian Grebe · Goldeneye · Black-tailed Godwit · Redwing · Whooper Swan +41
Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Redwing Turdus iliacus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pintail Anas acuta Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Redshank Tringa totanus Common Gull Larus canus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Teal Anas crecca Wigeon Mareca penelope Curlew Numenius arquata Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Scaup Aythya marila Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Dunlin Calidris alpina2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2024 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2024 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2024 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2024 Gannet Morus bassanus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Otter · Common Porpoise
Otter Lutra lutra Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena2024 Broom · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Creeping Thistle · Smooth Hawk's-beard · Bramble +11
Broom Cytisus scoparius Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2024 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024 Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2024 Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.2024
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.2024
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2024
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2024
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2024
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2024
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2024
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2024
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2024
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
Long-headed Poppy Papaver dubium2024
Long-headed Poppy Papaver dubium2024 