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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
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Getting here
58.09281, -3.69649
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Dunnock
- 🍄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
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Dunnock
- 🍄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 — Jackdaw, Dunnock, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Dunnock, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Tegyll Brau Bregys, Fleecy Milkcap, Scarlet Waxcap +63 more · last seen 2021
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Vine Weevil, Siphonoperla torrentium, Phronia humeralis +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — daffodils, Hogweed, Gorse +211 more · last seen 2016
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Brora to Helmsdale)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG07Local walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Helmsdale to Berriedale)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG08Local walking route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,411 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,411 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springautumn
2025▾
Shag · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Goldfinch +31
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GannetMorus bassanus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2024
- Little TernSternula albifrons2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2022
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- White-billed DiverGavia adamsii2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- Great TitParus major2020
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
Red Deer
Vine Weevil
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
White Dapperling · Earthy Waxcap · Blackening Waxcap · Orange Milkcap · Fleecy Milkcap +11
- White DapperlingLeucoagaricus leucothites
- Earthy WaxcapCuphophyllus fornicatus
- Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica
- Orange MilkcapLactarius aurantiacus
- Fleecy MilkcapLactarius vellereus
- Rhodocollybia asemaRhodocollybia asema
- Armillaria lutea
🌿Plants82 species
springsummer
2022▾
daffodils · Hedge Veronica · Rosemary · Bluebell · Centaurea nigra +77
- daffodilsNarcissus
- Hedge VeronicaVeronica elliptica x speciosa = V. x franciscana
- RosemaryRosmarinus officinalis
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,411 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springautumn
2025▾
Shag · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Goldfinch +31
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GannetMorus bassanus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2024
- Little TernSternula albifrons2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2022
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- White-billed DiverGavia adamsii2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- Great TitParus major2020
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
Red Deer
Vine Weevil
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
White Dapperling · Earthy Waxcap · Blackening Waxcap · Orange Milkcap · Fleecy Milkcap +11
- White DapperlingLeucoagaricus leucothites
- Earthy WaxcapCuphophyllus fornicatus
- Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica
- Orange MilkcapLactarius aurantiacus
- Fleecy MilkcapLactarius vellereus
- Rhodocollybia asemaRhodocollybia asema
- Armillaria lutea
🌿Plants82 species
springsummer
2022▾
daffodils · Hedge Veronica · Rosemary · Bluebell · Centaurea nigra +77
- daffodilsNarcissus
- Hedge VeronicaVeronica elliptica x speciosa = V. x franciscana
- RosemaryRosmarinus officinalis
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Armillaria lutea
Armillaria lutea
Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccineaScarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccineaOakbug MilkcapLactarius quietusOakbug MilkcapLactarius quietusTegyll Brau BregysRussula fragilisTegyll Brau BregysRussula fragilisLemonbalm WebcapCortinarius pilatiiLemonbalm WebcapCortinarius pilatiiHoof FungusFomes fomentariusHoof FungusFomes fomentariusHorn Of PlentyCraterellus cornucopioidesHorn Of PlentyCraterellus cornucopioidesSnowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineusSnowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineusCommon EarthballScleroderma citrinumCommon EarthballScleroderma citrinumButter WaxcapHygrocybe ceraceaButter WaxcapHygrocybe ceraceaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumGiant-rhubarbGunnera tinctoriaGiant-rhubarbGunnera tinctoriaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusEarly Pampas-grassCortaderia richardiiEarly Pampas-grassCortaderia richardiiPampas-grassCortaderia selloanaPampas-grassCortaderia selloanaRussell LupinLupinus arboreus x polyphyllus = L. x regalisRussell LupinLupinus arboreus x polyphyllus = L. x regalisRussian-vineFallopia baldschuanicaRussian-vineFallopia baldschuanicaSea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoidesSea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoidesButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiCabbage-palmCordyline australisCabbage-palmCordyline australisGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2021HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2021Red FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFalse OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyanthaFalse OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyanthaLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumForsythiaForsythia suspensa x viridissima = F. x intermediaForsythiaForsythia suspensa x viridissima = F. x intermediaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaNew Zealand FlaxPhormium tenaxNew Zealand FlaxPhormium tenaxNew Zealand BroadleafGriselinia littoralisNew Zealand BroadleafGriselinia littoralisFoeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum'Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum'Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum'Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum'Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwiniiDarwin's BarberryBerberis darwiniiBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisGarden ArabisArabis caucasicaGarden ArabisArabis caucasicaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperJapanese RoseRosa rugosaJapanese RoseRosa rugosaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2021Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2021Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021BroomCytisus scoparius2021BroomCytisus scoparius2021Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2021Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2021Shasta DaisyLeucanthemum lacustre x maximum = L. x superbum2021Shasta DaisyLeucanthemum lacustre x maximum = L. x superbum2021Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2021Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2021Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2021Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2021Camellia japonicaCamellia japonica2021Camellia japonicaCamellia japonica2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021RaspberryRubus idaeus2021RaspberryRubus idaeus2021Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2021Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2021Sweet PeaLathyrus odoratus2021Sweet PeaLathyrus odoratus2021Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2021Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2021AppleMalus domestica2021AppleMalus domestica2021SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021Garden PeonyPaeonia officinalis2021Garden PeonyPaeonia officinalis2021Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2021Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2021Oriental PoppyPapaver setiferum2021Oriental PoppyPapaver setiferum2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2021Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2021Aunt-ElizaCrocosmia paniculata2021Aunt-ElizaCrocosmia paniculata2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021Curled DockRumex crispus2021Curled DockRumex crispus2021Shrub RagwortBrachyglottis x jubar2021Shrub RagwortBrachyglottis x jubar2021HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021ColtsfootTussilago farfara2021ColtsfootTussilago farfara2021Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2021Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2021Sweet-briarRosa rubiginosa2021Sweet-briarRosa rubiginosa2021Apple-mintMentha spicata x suaveolens = M. x villosa2021Apple-mintMentha spicata x suaveolens = M. x villosa2021Northern DockRumex longifolius2021Northern DockRumex longifolius2021OnionAllium2021OnionAllium2021Bush VetchVicia sepium2021Bush VetchVicia sepium2021Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2021Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2021Eared WillowSalix aurita2021Eared WillowSalix aurita2021Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2021Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2021LilyLilium2021LilyLilium2021Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2021Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Lesser KnotweedKoenigia campanulata2021Lesser KnotweedKoenigia campanulata2021Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2021Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2021Globe ArtichokeCynara cardunculus2021Globe ArtichokeCynara cardunculus2021Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2021Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2021FennelFoeniculum vulgare2021FennelFoeniculum vulgare2021Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2021Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2021