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Shandwick Stone

📷 Richard Dorrell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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57.74756, -3.92460

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Cormorant
✦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

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Cormorant
✦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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Cormorant, Oystercatcher +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Cormorant, Oystercatcher +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Cormorant, Oystercatcher +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Cormorant, Oystercatcher +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Smooth Sow-thistle, Yarrow, Carline Thistle +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Smooth Sow-thistle, Yarrow, Carline Thistle +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Pine Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee · last seen 2026; Insects — Pine Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN 1 Cromarty alternativeCycling route

Named routeNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route54 m

Named routeRef 1Length 54 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route538 m

Named routeRef 1Length 538 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route877 m

Named routeRef 1Length 877 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.7 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

24,838 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

24,838 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

autumnwinter

2025

Red Kite · Herring Gull · Rock Pipit · Oystercatcher · Redshank +42

Red KiteMilvus milvus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RedshankTringa totanus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RobinErithacus rubecula
CurlewNumenius arquata
EiderSomateria mollissima
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
RazorbillAlca torda
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common GullLarus canus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Great TitParus major
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Rock DoveColumba livia
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Common GuillemotUria aalge
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus

🐝

Insects2 species

winter

2026

Pine Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

24,838 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

autumnwinter

2025

Red Kite · Herring Gull · Rock Pipit · Oystercatcher · Redshank +42

Red KiteMilvus milvus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RedshankTringa totanus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RobinErithacus rubecula
CurlewNumenius arquata
EiderSomateria mollissima
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
RazorbillAlca torda
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common GullLarus canus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Great TitParus major
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Rock DoveColumba livia
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Common GuillemotUria aalge
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus

🐝

Insects2 species

winter

2026

Pine Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard Dorrell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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