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Standing Stone

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56.47503, -6.18221

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Grey Heron, Herring Gull, Hooded Crow +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Herring Gull, Hooded Crow +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dark Green Fritillary, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark Green Fritillary, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wild Thyme, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Dwarf Juniper +17 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Wild Thyme, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Dwarf Juniper +17 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Wild Thyme, Turkey Oak, Blackthorn

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Farm CircuitWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Woodland WalkWalking route

Named routeDuration 00:15Point-to-pointLocal walking route

Ministers WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

5,252 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,252 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

spring

2025

Grey Heron · Shag · Herring Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Common Gull +59

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Common GullLarus canus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Common TernSterna hirundo
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
CurlewNumenius arquata
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
SwallowHirundo rustica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RavenCorvus corax
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Prunella modularis modularisPrunella modularis modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great TitParus major
SnipeGallinago gallinago
PuffinFratercula arctica
GannetMorus bassanus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
EiderSomateria mollissima
JackdawColoeus monedula
LinnetLinaria cannabina

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Cicadella viridis · Keeled Skimmer

Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,252 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

spring

2025

Grey Heron · Shag · Herring Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Common Gull +59

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Common GullLarus canus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Common TernSterna hirundo
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
CurlewNumenius arquata
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
SwallowHirundo rustica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RavenCorvus corax
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Prunella modularis modularisPrunella modularis modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great TitParus major
SnipeGallinago gallinago
PuffinFratercula arctica
GannetMorus bassanus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
EiderSomateria mollissima
JackdawColoeus monedula
LinnetLinaria cannabina

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Cicadella viridis · Keeled Skimmer

Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Rob Farrow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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