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Getting here
57.98207, -4.14658
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Mistle Thrush
- ✦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
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Mistle Thrush
- ✦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 — Dipper, Mistle Thrush, Cuckoo +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Dipper, Mistle Thrush, Cuckoo +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Northern Brown Argus, Pearl-bordered Fritillary +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — American Skunk-cabbage · last seen 2020
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Dornoch to Golspie)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG05Local walking route
Round Rogart PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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Wildlife to spot
6,759 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,759 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Eider · Mistle Thrush · Blue Tit · Collared Dove · Jackdaw
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
Large Red Damselfly
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Bird's-nest Orchid · Intermediate Wintergreen · Common Rock-rose · False-brome · Stag's-horn Clubmoss +126
- Bird's-nest OrchidNeottia nidus-avis
- Intermediate WintergreenPyrola media
- Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
- Stag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatum
- Mountain EverlastingAntennaria dioica
- Allseed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,759 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Eider · Mistle Thrush · Blue Tit · Collared Dove · Jackdaw
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
Large Red Damselfly
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Bird's-nest Orchid · Intermediate Wintergreen · Common Rock-rose · False-brome · Stag's-horn Clubmoss +126
- Bird's-nest OrchidNeottia nidus-avis
- Intermediate WintergreenPyrola media
- Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
- Stag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatum
- Mountain EverlastingAntennaria dioica
- Allseed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Linum radiola
Linum radiola
Pyramidal BugleAjuga pyramidalisPyramidal BugleAjuga pyramidalisChaffweedLysimachia minimaChaffweedLysimachia minimaBeech FernPhegopteris connectilisBeech FernPhegopteris connectilisDioecious SedgeCarex dioicaDioecious SedgeCarex dioicaBurnet RoseRosa spinosissimaBurnet RoseRosa spinosissimaNorthern BedstrawGalium borealeNorthern BedstrawGalium borealeHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixParsley PiertAphanes arvensisParsley PiertAphanes arvensisFlea SedgeCarex pulicarisFlea SedgeCarex pulicarisCreeping WillowSalix repensCreeping WillowSalix repensLesser TwaybladeNeottia cordataLesser TwaybladeNeottia cordataGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisHeath Fragrant-orchidGymnadenia borealisHeath Fragrant-orchidGymnadenia borealisEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxBearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursiBearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursiTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaVelvet BentAgrostis caninaVelvet BentAgrostis caninaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususHawkweedHieraciumHawkweedHieraciumWild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiBottle SedgeCarex rostrataBottle SedgeCarex rostrataWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaTawny SedgeCarex hostianaTawny SedgeCarex hostianaSerrated WintergreenOrthilia secundaSerrated WintergreenOrthilia secundaAlpine ClubmossDiphasiastrum alpinumAlpine ClubmossDiphasiastrum alpinumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumLesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoidesLesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoidesGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumBog-myrtleMyrica galeBog-myrtleMyrica galeWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumBristle Club-rushIsolepis setaceaBristle Club-rushIsolepis setaceaHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaNarrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusianaNarrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusianaHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaChickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaeaChickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaeaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaJuniperJuniperus communisJuniperJuniperus communisMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon TwaybladeNeottia ovataCommon TwaybladeNeottia ovataScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreCrowberry agg.Empetrum nigrumCrowberry agg.Empetrum nigrumCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumPill SedgeCarex piluliferaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusFir ClubmossHuperzia selagoFir ClubmossHuperzia selagoYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseField GentianGentianella campestrisField GentianGentianella campestrisMelancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllumMelancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllumFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaGoldenrodSolidago virgaureaGoldenrodSolidago virgaureaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosella