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Polacher Stone

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

57.10501, -7.37594

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corncrake and Short-eared Owl
✦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

🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corncrake and Short-eared Owl
✦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

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Corncrake, Short-eared Owl, Oystercatcher +102 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Corncrake, Short-eared Owl, Oystercatcher +102 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

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Belted Beauty, Common Grass-veneer, Silpha tyrolensis +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Belted Beauty, Common Grass-veneer, Silpha tyrolensis +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Lesser Butterfly-orchid, Slender Naiad, Perfoliate Pondweed +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lesser Butterfly-orchid, Slender Naiad, Perfoliate Pondweed +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Hebridean Way (Hiking)Walking route252 km

Hiking route along the length of the Outer Hebrides

Named routeLength 252 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Hebridean WayCycling route

Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,162 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,162 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumnwinter

2025

Short-eared Owl · Corncrake · Starling · Oystercatcher · Curlew +56

Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
CorncrakeCrex crex2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GannetMorus bassanus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
DunlinCalidris alpina
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
SwallowHirundo rustica
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Mute SwanCygnus olor
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
EiderSomateria mollissima
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Rock DoveColumba livia
WigeonMareca penelope
DunnockPrunella modularis
TealAnas crecca
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Greenland WheatearOenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Harbour Seal · Otter

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Grass-veneer · Straw Grass-veneer · Helophilus pendulus · Bombus muscorum subsp. agricolae

Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella
Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Bombus muscorum subsp. agricolaeBombus muscorum subsp. agricolae2024

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Plants4 species

summer

2025

Lesser Butterfly-orchid · Slender Naiad · Perfoliate Pondweed · Early Marsh-orchid

Lesser Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera bifolia
Slender NaiadNajas flexilis
Perfoliate PondweedPotamogeton perfoliatus
Early Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza incarnata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,162 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumnwinter

2025

Short-eared Owl · Corncrake · Starling · Oystercatcher · Curlew +56

Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
CorncrakeCrex crex2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GannetMorus bassanus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
DunlinCalidris alpina
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
SwallowHirundo rustica
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Mute SwanCygnus olor
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
EiderSomateria mollissima
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Rock DoveColumba livia
WigeonMareca penelope
DunnockPrunella modularis
TealAnas crecca
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Greenland WheatearOenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Harbour Seal · Otter

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Grass-veneer · Straw Grass-veneer · Helophilus pendulus · Bombus muscorum subsp. agricolae

Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella
Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Bombus muscorum subsp. agricolaeBombus muscorum subsp. agricolae2024

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2025

Lesser Butterfly-orchid · Slender Naiad · Perfoliate Pondweed · Early Marsh-orchid

Lesser Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera bifolia
Slender NaiadNajas flexilis
Perfoliate PondweedPotamogeton perfoliatus
Early Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza incarnata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Reid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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