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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Oystercatcher ✦ 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
🐦 89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Oystercatcher ✦ 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 — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Common Gull +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Common Gull +86 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 — Coltsfoot, Red Campion, Greater Sea-spurrey +25 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Coltsfoot, Red Campion, Greater Sea-spurrey +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Great Yellow Bumblebee · last seen 2023; Insects — Great Yellow Bumblebee · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Orkney Prehistory Loop Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,126 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,126 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Curlew · Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Black-headed Gull · Lapwing +48
Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common Gull Larus canus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redshank Tringa totanus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Starling Sturnus vulgaris Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Tern Sterna hirundo Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Herring Gull Larus argentatus Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Swallow Hirundo rustica Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Dunlin Calidris alpina Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Carrion Crow Corvus corone Eider Somateria mollissima Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnet Linaria cannabina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Black Swan Cygnus atratus Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Gadwall Mareca strepera Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Teal Anas crecca2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Coltsfoot · Red Campion · Greater Sea-spurrey · Sea-Milkwort · Silverweed +17
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Red Campion Silene dioica Greater Sea-spurrey Spergularia media Sea-Milkwort Lysimachia maritima Silverweed Potentilla anserina Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,126 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Curlew · Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Black-headed Gull · Lapwing +48
Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common Gull Larus canus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redshank Tringa totanus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Starling Sturnus vulgaris Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Tern Sterna hirundo Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Herring Gull Larus argentatus Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Swallow Hirundo rustica Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Dunlin Calidris alpina Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Carrion Crow Corvus corone Eider Somateria mollissima Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnet Linaria cannabina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Black Swan Cygnus atratus Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Gadwall Mareca strepera Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Teal Anas crecca2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Coltsfoot · Red Campion · Greater Sea-spurrey · Sea-Milkwort · Silverweed +17
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Red Campion Silene dioica Greater Sea-spurrey Spergularia media Sea-Milkwort Lysimachia maritima Silverweed Potentilla anserina Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Spear Thistle
Spear Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
Cirsium vulgare
Sea Aster Tripolium pannonicum
Sea Aster Tripolium pannonicum
Scots Lovage Ligusticum scoticum
Scots Lovage Ligusticum scoticum
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Sea Arrowgrass Triglochin maritima
Sea Arrowgrass Triglochin maritima
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Thrift Armeria maritima
Thrift Armeria maritima
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Common Scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis
Common Scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2024
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2024
Creeping Willow Salix repens2024
Creeping Willow Salix repens2024 