Site of Castle Bloody (Iron Age broch / Medieval castle)
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Getting here
58.99618, -3.30460
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Whooper Swan
- ✦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
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Whooper Swan
- ✦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 — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Whimbrel +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Whimbrel +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Scottish Primrose, Coltsfoot, Primrose +16 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Scottish Primrose, Coltsfoot, Primrose +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly · last seen 2023; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Yesnaby TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef RW 49Local walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,489 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,489 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Lapwing · Whimbrel · Pintail +49
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- PintailAnas acuta
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RavenCorvus corax
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- Common TernSterna hirundo2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
🌿Plants19 species
springsummer
2025▾
Scottish Primrose · Coltsfoot · Primrose · Heath Speedwell · Corn Spurrey +14
- Scottish PrimrosePrimula scotica
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
- Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
- Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,489 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Lapwing · Whimbrel · Pintail +49
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- PintailAnas acuta
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RavenCorvus corax
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- Common TernSterna hirundo2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
🌿Plants19 species
springsummer
2025▾
Scottish Primrose · Coltsfoot · Primrose · Heath Speedwell · Corn Spurrey +14
- Scottish PrimrosePrimula scotica
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
- Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
- Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Round-leaved Sundew
Round-leaved Sundew
Drosera rotundifolia
Drosera rotundifolia
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorCommon Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalisCommon Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalisMountain EverlastingAntennaria dioicaMountain EverlastingAntennaria dioicaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysBlinksMontia fontanaBlinksMontia fontanaTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustris