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Scorriclet, Broch

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📷 Paul Simonite · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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58.43646, -3.28863

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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
✦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

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

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🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Starling +42 more · last seen 2015; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Starling +42 more · last seen 2015

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hare's-tail Cottongrass, Tormentil, Common Cottongrass +110 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Hare's-tail Cottongrass, Tormentil, Common Cottongrass +110 more · last seen 2017

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bilberry, Common Nettle, Rowan +7 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Emperor Moth, Large Heath, Beautiful Golden Y +5 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Emperor Moth, Large Heath, Beautiful Golden Y +5 more · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North Trail (John o' Groats)Mountain bike route223.7 km

Named routeLength 223.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

490 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

490 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds10 species

summer

2015

Cuckoo · Snipe · Raven · Meadow Pipit · Lapwing +5

CuckooCuculus canorus2014
SnipeGallinago gallinago2011
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2011
LapwingVanellus vanellus2011
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2011
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2011
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2010
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2010
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2010

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2013

Red Deer

Red DeerCervus elaphus

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2019

Emperor Moth · Large Heath · Common Wainscot · Beautiful Golden Y · Large Yellow Underwing +3

Emperor MothSaturnia pavonia
Large HeathCoenonympha tullia2018
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2012
Beautiful Golden YAutographa pulchrina2012
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2012
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2012
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2012
Large EarAmphipoea lucens2012

🌿

Plants114 species

autumn

2018

Gorse · Ribwort Plantain · Sharp-flowered Rush · Wavy Hair-Grass · Tufted Hair-grass +109

GorseUlex europaeus2017
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2017
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2017
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2017
TormentilPotentilla erecta2017
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2017
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2017
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2017
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2017
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2017
Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2017
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2017
RowanSorbus aucuparia2017
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2017
YarrowAchillea millefolium2017
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2017
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2017
Common NettleUrtica dioica2017
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2017
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2017
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2017
Common SedgeCarex nigra2017
Marsh VioletViola palustris2017
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2017
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2017
EyebrightEuphrasia2017
Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata2017
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2017
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2017
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2017
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2017
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2017
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2017
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2017
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2017
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2017
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2017
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2017
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2017
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2017
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2017
Mat-grassNardus stricta2017
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2017
DaisyBellis perennis2017
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2017
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2017
Star SedgeCarex echinata2017
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2017
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2017
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2017
White CloverTrifolium repens2017
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2017
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2017
Creeping Lady's-tressesGoodyera repens
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2017
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2017
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2017
Eared WillowSalix aurita2017
Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea2017
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2017
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2017
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2017
Greater PlantainPlantago major2017
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2017
Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris2017
DandelionTaraxacum2017
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2017
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2017
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2017
Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina2017
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2017
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2017
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2017
ElderSambucus nigra2017
Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris2017
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2017
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2017
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2017
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2017
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2017
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2017
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2017
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2017
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2017
Water-StarwortCallitriche2017
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2017
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2017
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2017
Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa2017
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2017
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2017
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2017
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2017
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2017
AshFraxinus excelsior2017
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2017
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2017
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2017
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

490 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds10 species

summer

2015

Cuckoo · Snipe · Raven · Meadow Pipit · Lapwing +5

CuckooCuculus canorus2014
SnipeGallinago gallinago2011
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2011
LapwingVanellus vanellus2011
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2011
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2011
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2010
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2010
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2010

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2013

Red Deer

Red DeerCervus elaphus

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2019

Emperor Moth · Large Heath · Common Wainscot · Beautiful Golden Y · Large Yellow Underwing +3

Emperor MothSaturnia pavonia
Large HeathCoenonympha tullia2018
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2012
Beautiful Golden YAutographa pulchrina2012
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2012
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2012
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2012
Large EarAmphipoea lucens2012

🌿

Plants114 species

autumn

2018

Gorse · Ribwort Plantain · Sharp-flowered Rush · Wavy Hair-Grass · Tufted Hair-grass +109

GorseUlex europaeus2017
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2017
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2017
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2017
TormentilPotentilla erecta2017
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2017
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2017
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2017
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2017
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2017
Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2017
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2017
RowanSorbus aucuparia2017
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2017
YarrowAchillea millefolium2017
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2017
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2017
Common NettleUrtica dioica2017
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2017
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2017
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2017
Common SedgeCarex nigra2017
Marsh VioletViola palustris2017
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2017
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2017
EyebrightEuphrasia2017
Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata2017
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2017
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2017
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2017
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2017
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2017
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2017
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2017
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2017
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2017
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2017
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2017
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2017
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2017
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2017
Mat-grassNardus stricta2017
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2017
DaisyBellis perennis2017
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2017
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2017
Star SedgeCarex echinata2017
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2017
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2017
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2017
White CloverTrifolium repens2017
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2017
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2017
Creeping Lady's-tressesGoodyera repens
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2017
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2017
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2017
Eared WillowSalix aurita2017
Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea2017
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2017
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2017
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2017
Greater PlantainPlantago major2017
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2017
Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris2017
DandelionTaraxacum2017
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2017
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2017
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2017
Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina2017
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2017
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2017
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2017
ElderSambucus nigra2017
Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris2017
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2017
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2017
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2017
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2017
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2017
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2017
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2017
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2017
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2017
Water-StarwortCallitriche2017
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2017
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2017
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2017
Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa2017
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2017
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2017
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2017
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2017
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2017
AshFraxinus excelsior2017
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2017
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2017
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2017
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Paul Simonite · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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