Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome
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59.14752, -2.76824
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▾ 🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Eider and Shag 🌿 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
🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Eider and Shag 🌿 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Eider, Shag, Fulmar +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Eider, Shag, Fulmar +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wild Angelica, Marsh Thistle, White Clover +106 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wild Angelica, Marsh Thistle, White Clover +106 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Ground-elder, Hogweed, Autumn Hawkbit +8 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly · last seen 2025
Free
Photos Standing stone near former quarry
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Wildlife to spot
2,219 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,219 records · National Biodiversity Network Eider · Swallow · Fulmar · Herring Gull · Shag +41
Eider Somateria mollissima Swallow Hirundo rustica Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis Gannet Morus bassanus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common Gull Larus canus Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Great Skua Stercorarius skua Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greylag Goose Anser anser Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Common Guillemot Uria aalge Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Razorbill Alca torda2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2024 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2024 Sanderling Calidris alba2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Dunlin Calidris alpina2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Feral Cat · Rabbit · Harbour Seal
Feral Cat Felis catus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Wild Angelica · Marsh Thistle · Northern Marsh-orchid · Spring Squill · Red Clover +14
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella Spring Squill Scilla verna Red Clover Trifolium pratense Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,219 records · National Biodiversity Network Eider · Swallow · Fulmar · Herring Gull · Shag +41
Eider Somateria mollissima Swallow Hirundo rustica Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis Gannet Morus bassanus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common Gull Larus canus Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Great Skua Stercorarius skua Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greylag Goose Anser anser Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Common Guillemot Uria aalge Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Razorbill Alca torda2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2024 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2024 Sanderling Calidris alba2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Dunlin Calidris alpina2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Feral Cat · Rabbit · Harbour Seal
Feral Cat Felis catus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Wild Angelica · Marsh Thistle · Northern Marsh-orchid · Spring Squill · Red Clover +14
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella Spring Squill Scilla verna Red Clover Trifolium pratense Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Sea Campion Silene uniflora
Sea Campion Silene uniflora
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis
Thrift Armeria maritima
Thrift Armeria maritima
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
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