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Stanydale settlement

📷 Iain Lees · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

60.23501, -1.48205

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Oystercatcher
  • ✦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

Bird watching

Birds — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Redshank +52 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Redshank +52 more · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marsh-marigold, Heath Bedstraw, Heather +48 more · last seen 2014; Plants — Marsh-marigold, Heath Bedstraw, Heather +48 more · last seen 2014

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Convolvulus Hawk-moth · last seen 2019; Insects — Red Admiral, Convolvulus Hawk-moth · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Common Sorrel, Crowberry +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Collaster Loch and Northhouse LochWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Culswick BrochWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pier to Pointataing CircularWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Loch of BrousterWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lunga Water LochWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 10Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Prehistoric Hut Circle, Stanydale

📷 Iain Lees · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Prehistoric Hut Circle, Stanydale

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→⛪Gruting Methodist ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→✦Stanydale TempleHistoric site300 m→✦The BrochHistoric site1.3 km→✦Gallow HillHistoric site3 km→✦Cunnis BroughHistoric site4.1 km→

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