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▾ 🐦 81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow ✦ 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
🐦 81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow ✦ 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 — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Wren +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Wren +78 more · last seen 2025
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Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Wren +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Wren +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Scurvygrass, Silverweed, Common Dog-violet +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Scurvygrass, Silverweed, Common Dog-violet +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Black Darter +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Black Darter +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Orkney Prehistory Loop Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,516 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,516 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
House Sparrow · Blackbird · Wren · Starling · Reed Bunting +46
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Curlew Numenius arquata Common Gull Larus canus Greylag Goose Anser anser Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redshank Tringa totanus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Skua Stercorarius skua Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Snipe Gallinago gallinago Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Greenland White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons flavirostris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Mute Swan Cygnus olor Skylark Alauda arvensis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Wigeon Mareca penelope Teal Anas crecca Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2024 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Black Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly
Black Darter Sympetrum danae Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Scurvygrass · Silverweed · Common Dog-violet · Marsh-marigold · Lesser Celandine +5
Common Scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis Silverweed Potentilla anserina Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Thrift Armeria maritima Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,516 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
House Sparrow · Blackbird · Wren · Starling · Reed Bunting +46
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Curlew Numenius arquata Common Gull Larus canus Greylag Goose Anser anser Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redshank Tringa totanus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Skua Stercorarius skua Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Snipe Gallinago gallinago Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Greenland White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons flavirostris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Mute Swan Cygnus olor Skylark Alauda arvensis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Wigeon Mareca penelope Teal Anas crecca Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2024 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Black Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly
Black Darter Sympetrum danae Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Scurvygrass · Silverweed · Common Dog-violet · Marsh-marigold · Lesser Celandine +5
Common Scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis Silverweed Potentilla anserina Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Thrift Armeria maritima Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara 