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▾ 🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Common Gull and Curlew 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Common Gull and Curlew 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Common Gull, Curlew, Greylag Goose +47 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Common Gull, Curlew, Greylag Goose +47 more · last seen 2024
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Dark Arches, Rosy Rustic +110 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Dark Arches, Rosy Rustic +110 more · last seen 2023
Free
Birds — Common Gull, Curlew, Greylag Goose +47 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Common Gull, Curlew, Greylag Goose +47 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Pink Purslane, Sea Plantain, Fuchsia +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pink Purslane, Sea Plantain, Fuchsia +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
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Photos St Columba's Church, Pont Street
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Wildlife to spot
6,694 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,694 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Common Gull · Curlew · Greylag Goose · Fulmar · Herring Gull +45
Common Gull Larus canus Curlew Numenius arquata Greylag Goose Anser anser Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Shag Gulosus aristotelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Eider Somateria mollissima Wigeon Mareca penelope2023 Redshank Tringa totanus2022 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Raven Corvus corax Rock Dove Columba livia Skylark Alauda arvensis Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2019 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Great Skua Stercorarius skua House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2020 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Razorbill Alca torda Common Guillemot Uria aalge Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2019 Large Wainscot · Red-Line Quaker · Rosy Rustic · Brick · Large Yellow Underwing +9
Large Wainscot Rhizedra lutosa2019 Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2019 Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2019 Brick Sunira circellaris2019 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019 Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pink Purslane · Hieracium subscoticum · Sea Plantain · Fuchsia · Black Spleenwort +6
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2024 Hieracium subscoticum Hieracium subscoticum2022 Sea Plantain Plantago maritima Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,694 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Common Gull · Curlew · Greylag Goose · Fulmar · Herring Gull +45
Common Gull Larus canus Curlew Numenius arquata Greylag Goose Anser anser Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Shag Gulosus aristotelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Eider Somateria mollissima Wigeon Mareca penelope2023 Redshank Tringa totanus2022 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Raven Corvus corax Rock Dove Columba livia Skylark Alauda arvensis Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2019 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Great Skua Stercorarius skua House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2020 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Razorbill Alca torda Common Guillemot Uria aalge Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2019 Large Wainscot · Red-Line Quaker · Rosy Rustic · Brick · Large Yellow Underwing +9
Large Wainscot Rhizedra lutosa2019 Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2019 Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2019 Brick Sunira circellaris2019 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019 Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pink Purslane · Hieracium subscoticum · Sea Plantain · Fuchsia · Black Spleenwort +6
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2024 Hieracium subscoticum Hieracium subscoticum2022 Sea Plantain Plantago maritima Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2022
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2022
Gypsy Cuckoo Bee Bombus bohemicus2021
Gypsy Cuckoo Bee Bombus bohemicus2021
Silver Y Autographa gamma2019
Silver Y Autographa gamma2019
Red Sword-grass Xylena vetusta2019
Red Sword-grass Xylena vetusta2019
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2019
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2019
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2019
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2019
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2019
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2019
Brindled Ochre Dasypolia templi2019
Brindled Ochre Dasypolia templi2019 2023
2023
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor2023
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor2023
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2023
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2023
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2023
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2023
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2023
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2023
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2021
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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