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St Columba's Episcopal Church

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Jackdaw
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Birch — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Jackdaw
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Birch — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Hooded Crow, Jackdaw, Herring Gull +100 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hooded Crow, Jackdaw, Herring Gull +100 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets, picnic area

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, toilets, car park

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Tutsan, Fuchsia, Maidenhair Spleenwort +46 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Tutsan, Fuchsia, Maidenhair Spleenwort +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Scorrybreac CircuitWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Skye Trail - Stage 4Walking route19 km

Named routeLength 19 kmRegional walking route

Skye Trail - Stage 3Walking route14 km

Named routeLength 14 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

23,303 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

23,303 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

autumn

2026

Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Hooded Crow · Robin · Redwing +57

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025

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Insects3 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Common Hawker

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Common HawkerAeshna juncea

🌿

Plants21 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Tutsan · Fuchsia · Broom · Honeysuckle · Tormentil +16

TutsanHypericum androsaemum
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2025
BroomCytisus scoparius
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
TormentilPotentilla erecta2025
Foxglove

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,303 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

autumn

2026

Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Hooded Crow · Robin · Redwing +57

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Common Hawker

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Common HawkerAeshna juncea

🌿

Plants21 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Tutsan · Fuchsia · Broom · Honeysuckle · Tormentil +16

TutsanHypericum androsaemum
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2025
BroomCytisus scoparius
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
TormentilPotentilla erecta2025
Foxglove

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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