Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
57.46127, -4.50689
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
- 🍄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
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
- 🍄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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Chiffchaff +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Chiffchaff +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis, Tachina fera, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Thekopsora areolata, Thedgonia ligustrina, Honeysuckle Rash +7 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Beech Fern, Milky Bellflower, Rosebay Willowherb +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Northern Highlands)Mountain bike route166.4 km▾
Named routeLength 166.4 kmNational Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
7,327 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,327 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Chiffchaff · House Sparrow · Swallow · Dunnock +41
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Wild Cat Hybrid
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus
🐝Insects4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Sericostoma personatum · Violet Oil-beetle · Cantharis pellucida · Isoperla grammatica
- Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum
- Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
- Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
- Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica
Thekopsora areolata
- Thekopsora areolataThekopsora areolata
Beech Fern · Bearded Couch · Skullcap · Bladder-sedge · Milky Bellflower +39
- Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis
- Bearded CouchElymus caninus
- SkullcapScutellaria galericulata
- Bladder-sedgeCarex vesicaria
- Milky BellflowerCampanula lactiflora
- TansyTanacetum vulgare
- Two-rowed BarleyHordeum distichon
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,327 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Chiffchaff · House Sparrow · Swallow · Dunnock +41
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Wild Cat Hybrid
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus
🐝Insects4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Sericostoma personatum · Violet Oil-beetle · Cantharis pellucida · Isoperla grammatica
- Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum
- Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
- Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
- Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica
Thekopsora areolata
- Thekopsora areolataThekopsora areolata
Beech Fern · Bearded Couch · Skullcap · Bladder-sedge · Milky Bellflower +39
- Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis
- Bearded CouchElymus caninus
- SkullcapScutellaria galericulata
- Bladder-sedgeCarex vesicaria
- Milky BellflowerCampanula lactiflora
- TansyTanacetum vulgare
- Two-rowed BarleyHordeum distichon
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
