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Ross Church

📷 Sandy Gemmill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

58.24646, -3.43640

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Porcelain Fungus, Star Pinkgill, Spring Fieldcap +4 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Porcelain Fungus, Star Pinkgill, Spring Fieldcap +4 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Eutrichapion punctiger, Cartodere bifasciata +8 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Eutrichapion punctiger, Cartodere bifasciata +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

Moderate match

Named hiking route nearby: John O'Groats Trail (Berriedale to Dunbeath)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

John O'Groats Trail (Berriedale to Dunbeath)Walking route

Named routeRef JoG09Local walking route

John O'Groats Trail (Dunbeath to Lybster)Walking route

Named routeRef JoG10Local walking route

Wildlife to spot

4,672 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,672 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

spring

2025

Herring Gull · House Sparrow · Pied Wagtail · Swallow · Blue Tit +61

Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Great TitParus major2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RazorbillAlca torda
MagpiePica pica2024
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2024

Common Pipistrelle · Seals · Common Porpoise

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
SealsPinnipedia
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena

🐝

Insects11 species

wintersummer

2026

Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Eutrichapion punctiger · Cartodere bifasciata · Calodromius spilotus · Paradromius linearis +6

Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Eutrichapion punctigerEutrichapion punctiger
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Calodromius spilotusCalodromius spilotus
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
Stenodema (Stenodema) holsata

🍄

Fungi7 species

summer

2025

Porcelain Fungus · Star Pinkgill · Spring Fieldcap · Red Cracking Bolete · Dewdrop Mottlegill +2

Porcelain FungusMucidula mucida
Star PinkgillEntoloma conferendum var. conferendum2024
Spring FieldcapAgrocybe praecox2024
Red Cracking BoleteXerocomellus chrysenteron2024
Dewdrop MottlegillPanaeolus acuminatus2023
Russet Toughshank

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,672 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

spring

2025

Herring Gull · House Sparrow · Pied Wagtail · Swallow · Blue Tit +61

Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Great TitParus major2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RazorbillAlca torda
MagpiePica pica2024
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2024

Common Pipistrelle · Seals · Common Porpoise

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
SealsPinnipedia
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena

🐝

Insects11 species

wintersummer

2026

Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Eutrichapion punctiger · Cartodere bifasciata · Calodromius spilotus · Paradromius linearis +6

Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Eutrichapion punctigerEutrichapion punctiger
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Calodromius spilotusCalodromius spilotus
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
Stenodema (Stenodema) holsata

🍄

Fungi7 species

summer

2025

Porcelain Fungus · Star Pinkgill · Spring Fieldcap · Red Cracking Bolete · Dewdrop Mottlegill +2

Porcelain FungusMucidula mucida
Star PinkgillEntoloma conferendum var. conferendum2024
Spring FieldcapAgrocybe praecox2024
Red Cracking BoleteXerocomellus chrysenteron2024
Dewdrop MottlegillPanaeolus acuminatus2023
Russet Toughshank

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Sandy Gemmill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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