St Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
57.48628, -4.45758
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Cafe Biagiotti — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Cafe Biagiotti — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Jackdaw, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
playground, toilets, café
Free
Birds — Swift, Jackdaw, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Knopper Gall, Common Wasp, Peacock +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Muir to Clash CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRef MOO R4Local walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Muir of Ord to North Kessock via BlairdhuCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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St Mary Catholic Church, Beauly
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Wildlife to spot
3,975 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,975 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Swallow +31
- SwiftApus apus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- TealAnas crecca
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common GullLarus canus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Red Squirrel · Badger · Beaver
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- BadgerMeles meles
- BeaverCastor fiber2024
🐝Insects7 species
summerautumn
2025▾
German Wasp · Common Wasp · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Pterostichus niger +2
- German WaspVespula germanica
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024
🌿Plants90 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Yellow Oxeye · Creeping Thistle · Common Nettle · Perennial Rye-grass · Greater Plantain +85
- Yellow OxeyeBuphthalmum speciosum
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- ElderSambucus nigra
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,975 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Swallow +31
- SwiftApus apus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- TealAnas crecca
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common GullLarus canus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Red Squirrel · Badger · Beaver
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- BadgerMeles meles
- BeaverCastor fiber2024
🐝Insects7 species
summerautumn
2025▾
German Wasp · Common Wasp · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Pterostichus niger +2
- German WaspVespula germanica
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024
🌿Plants90 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Yellow Oxeye · Creeping Thistle · Common Nettle · Perennial Rye-grass · Greater Plantain +85
- Yellow OxeyeBuphthalmum speciosum
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- ElderSambucus nigra
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Xyphosia miliariaXyphosia miliaria2024Xyphosia miliariaXyphosia miliaria2024Slender Speedwell
Slender Speedwell
Veronica filiformis
Veronica filiformis
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaLeopardplantLigularia dentataLeopardplantLigularia dentataCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumMugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024Marsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisSlender RushJuncus tenuisSlender RushJuncus tenuisBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumUpland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermediaUpland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermediaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusHawkweedHieraciumHawkweedHieraciumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysMossy StonecropCrassula tillaeaMossy StonecropCrassula tillaeaSilver Hair-grassAira caryophylleaSilver Hair-grassAira caryophylleaField PansyViola arvensisField PansyViola arvensisSweet CicelyMyrrhis odorataSweet CicelyMyrrhis odorataRed CurrantRibes rubrumRed CurrantRibes rubrumBird CherryPrunus padusBird CherryPrunus padusJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataHawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2024Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2024Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2024Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024RoseRosa2024RoseRosa2024HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2024Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024