Site of Kentra Moss Decca Navigator mast
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome
Getting here
56.75389, -5.82368
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Greenland White-fronted Goose
- ✦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
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Greenland White-fronted Goose
- ✦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 — Chaffinch, Greenland White-fronted Goose, Lesser Redpoll +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Greenland White-fronted Goose, Lesser Redpoll +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Silver WalkWalking route▾
The Silver walk got its name from a hoard of Elizabethan coins found during the construction of the path.
Named routeLocal walking route
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Kentra Moss from near Meal Buidhe
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Wildlife to spot
8,295 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,295 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Greenland White-fronted Goose · Goldfinch · Coal Tit · Chaffinch · Siskin +45
- Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- RavenCorvus corax
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- TealAnas crecca
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ScaupAythya marila
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RedshankTringa totanus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Red Deer · Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Bank Vole
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Hawker · Common Green Grasshopper · Mesembrina meridiana · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly +5
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,295 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Greenland White-fronted Goose · Goldfinch · Coal Tit · Chaffinch · Siskin +45
- Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- RavenCorvus corax
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- TealAnas crecca
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ScaupAythya marila
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RedshankTringa totanus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Red Deer · Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Bank Vole
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Hawker · Common Green Grasshopper · Mesembrina meridiana · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly +5
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Keeled Skimmer
Keeled Skimmer
Orthetrum coerulescens
Orthetrum coerulescens
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula