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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 82+ 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
🐦 82+ 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, Lapwing +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Lapwing +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Great Yellow Bumblebee, Volucella bombylans, Moss Carder Bee +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Great Yellow Bumblebee, Volucella bombylans, Moss Carder Bee +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Coltsfoot, Meadow Vetchling, Pineappleweed +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Coltsfoot, Meadow Vetchling, Pineappleweed +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Yesnaby Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RW 49 Local walking route
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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
1,501 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,501 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mute Swan · Gadwall · Mallard · Lapwing · Black-headed Gull +45
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Gadwall Mareca strepera Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Redshank Tringa totanus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Greylag Goose Anser anser Swallow Hirundo rustica Common Gull Larus canus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Common Tern Sterna hirundo Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Teal Anas crecca Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Raven Corvus corax Blackbird Turdus merula Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Curlew Numenius arquata Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Goosander Mergus merganser Great Skua Stercorarius skua2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Volucella bombylans · Great Yellow Bumblebee · Helophilus pendulus · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Yellow-faced Blowfly +1
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024 Great Yellow Bumblebee Bombus distinguendus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024 Yellow-faced Blowfly Cynomya mortuorum2024 Evacanthus interruptus 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Coltsfoot · Meadow Vetchling · Pineappleweed
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024 Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,501 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mute Swan · Gadwall · Mallard · Lapwing · Black-headed Gull +45
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Gadwall Mareca strepera Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Redshank Tringa totanus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Greylag Goose Anser anser Swallow Hirundo rustica Common Gull Larus canus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Common Tern Sterna hirundo Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Teal Anas crecca Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Raven Corvus corax Blackbird Turdus merula Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Curlew Numenius arquata Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Goosander Mergus merganser Great Skua Stercorarius skua2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Volucella bombylans · Great Yellow Bumblebee · Helophilus pendulus · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Yellow-faced Blowfly +1
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024 Great Yellow Bumblebee Bombus distinguendus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024 Yellow-faced Blowfly Cynomya mortuorum2024 Evacanthus interruptus 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Coltsfoot · Meadow Vetchling · Pineappleweed
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024 Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Evacanthus interruptus2024
Evacanthus interruptus2024
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