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58.89020, -2.85078
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Redshank, Starling, Oystercatcher +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Redshank, Starling, Oystercatcher +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Coltsfoot, Marsh-marigold +108 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Coltsfoot, Marsh-marigold +108 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +12 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +12 more · last seen 2022
Free
Plants — Common Sorrel, Dandelion, Autumn Hawkbit +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Photos 00115 Former St Nicholas Church of Scotland, Cornquoy, Holm 001
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Wildlife to spot
1,332 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,332 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Eider · Teal · Redshank · Oystercatcher +43
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Eider Somateria mollissima Teal Anas crecca Redshank Tringa totanus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Common Gull Larus canus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Wigeon Mareca penelope Coot Fulica atra Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Curlew Numenius arquata Gadwall Mareca strepera Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Shag Gulosus aristotelis Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Common Guillemot Uria aalge Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Sand Martin Riparia riparia House Martin Delichon urbicum Linnet Linaria cannabina Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Common Tern Sterna hirundo Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Gannet Morus bassanus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Lesser Celandine · Coltsfoot · Common Scurvygrass · Marsh-marigold · Red Campion +13
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Common Scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Red Campion Silene dioica Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,332 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Eider · Teal · Redshank · Oystercatcher +43
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Eider Somateria mollissima Teal Anas crecca Redshank Tringa totanus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Common Gull Larus canus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Wigeon Mareca penelope Coot Fulica atra Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Curlew Numenius arquata Gadwall Mareca strepera Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Shag Gulosus aristotelis Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Common Guillemot Uria aalge Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Sand Martin Riparia riparia House Martin Delichon urbicum Linnet Linaria cannabina Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Common Tern Sterna hirundo Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Gannet Morus bassanus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Lesser Celandine · Coltsfoot · Common Scurvygrass · Marsh-marigold · Red Campion +13
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Common Scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Red Campion Silene dioica Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata
Thrift Armeria maritima
Thrift Armeria maritima
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Sea Campion Silene uniflora
Sea Campion Silene uniflora
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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