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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
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58.47396, -3.44396
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Mallard +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Mallard +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Cortinarius malicorius, Cortinarius caninus, Slimy Webcap +80 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Cortinarius malicorius, Cortinarius caninus, Slimy Webcap +80 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Green-veined White +17 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Green-veined White +17 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — daffodils, Meadowsweet, Procumbent Pearlwort +10 more · last seen 2016; Plants — daffodils, Meadowsweet, Procumbent Pearlwort +10 more · last seen 2016
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (John o' Groats) Mountain bike route 223.7 km ▾
Named route Length 223.7 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,128 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,128 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Tufted Duck · Mute Swan · Mallard · Goldeneye · Teal +40
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Greenshank Tringa nebularia2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus2023 Pochard Aythya ferina2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Smew Mergellus albellus2023 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2023 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Long-eared Owl Asio otus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Wild Cat Hybrid · Roe Deer
Wild Cat Hybrid Felis silvestris x catus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🍄 Fungi 28 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Fruity Brittlegill · Jellied Bolete · Fly Agaric · Cortinarius biformis · Purple Stocking Webcap +23
Fruity Brittlegill Russula queletii Jellied Bolete Suillus flavidus Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria var. muscaria Cortinarius biformis Cortinarius biformis Purple Stocking Webcap Cortinarius stillatitius Cinnamon Webcap Cortinarius cinnamomeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,128 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Tufted Duck · Mute Swan · Mallard · Goldeneye · Teal +40
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Greenshank Tringa nebularia2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus2023 Pochard Aythya ferina2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Smew Mergellus albellus2023 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2023 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Long-eared Owl Asio otus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Wild Cat Hybrid · Roe Deer
Wild Cat Hybrid Felis silvestris x catus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🍄 Fungi 28 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Fruity Brittlegill · Jellied Bolete · Fly Agaric · Cortinarius biformis · Purple Stocking Webcap +23
Fruity Brittlegill Russula queletii Jellied Bolete Suillus flavidus Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria var. muscaria Cortinarius biformis Cortinarius biformis Purple Stocking Webcap Cortinarius stillatitius Cinnamon Webcap Cortinarius cinnamomeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sickener Russula emetica
Sickener Russula emetica
False Saffron Milkcap Lactarius deterrimus
False Saffron Milkcap Lactarius deterrimus
Inocybe proximella Inocybe proximella
Inocybe proximella Inocybe proximella
Rufous Milkcap Lactarius rufus
Rufous Milkcap Lactarius rufus
Bicoloured Deceiver Laccaria bicolor
Bicoloured Deceiver Laccaria bicolor
Myochromella inolens Myochromella inolens2022
Myochromella inolens Myochromella inolens2022
Blusher Amanita rubescens var. rubescens2022
Blusher Amanita rubescens var. rubescens2022
Cortinarius malicorius Cortinarius malicorius2022
Cortinarius malicorius Cortinarius malicorius2022
Blunt Webcap Cortinarius obtusus2022
Blunt Webcap Cortinarius obtusus2022
Cortinarius fasciatus Cortinarius fasciatus2022
Cortinarius fasciatus Cortinarius fasciatus2022
Cortinarius albovariegatus Cortinarius albovariegatus2022
Cortinarius albovariegatus Cortinarius albovariegatus2022
Entoloma pseudoturci Entoloma pseudoturci2022
Entoloma pseudoturci Entoloma pseudoturci2022
Blackening Waxcap Hygrocybe conica2022
Blackening Waxcap Hygrocybe conica2022
Cortinarius caninus Cortinarius caninus2022
Cortinarius caninus Cortinarius caninus2022
Entoloma lividocyanulum Entoloma lividocyanulum2022
Entoloma lividocyanulum Entoloma lividocyanulum2022
Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis2022
Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis2022
Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata2022
Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata2022
Psathyrella sphagnicola Psathyrella sphagnicola2022
Psathyrella sphagnicola Psathyrella sphagnicola2022
Papillate Pinkgill Entoloma clandestinum2022
Papillate Pinkgill Entoloma clandestinum2022
Blushing Wood Mushroom Agaricus sylvaticus2022
Blushing Wood Mushroom Agaricus sylvaticus2022
Birch Poisonpie Hebeloma leucosarx2022
Birch Poisonpie Hebeloma leucosarx2022
Blue-Girdled Webcap Cortinarius collinitus2022
Blue-Girdled Webcap Cortinarius collinitus2022 