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St Magnus Cathedral

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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58.98144, -2.95924

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

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11 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Goldcrest, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Goldcrest, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, White-tipped Bristle-moss +49 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, White-tipped Bristle-moss +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Goldcrest, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Goldcrest, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 10Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

15,131 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,131 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winter

2026

Chaffinch · Hooded Crow · Goldcrest · Robin · Blackbird +35

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,131 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winter

2026

Chaffinch · Hooded Crow · Goldcrest · Robin · Blackbird +35

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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