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🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
57.62557, -6.20693
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Columba 1400 — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Columba 1400 — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Hooded Crow, Herring Gull, Oystercatcher +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Hooded Crow, Herring Gull, Oystercatcher +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Tinodes waeneri, Clay-coloured Weevil +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Quiraing loopWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wee Woodland WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Skye Trail - Stage 2Walking route27.5 km▾
Named routeLength 27.5 kmRegional walking route
Skye Trail - Stage 1Walking route12.2 km▾
Named routeLength 12.2 kmRegional walking route
Photos
Kilmuir and Stenscholl Church
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,443 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,443 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chaffinch · Great Skua · Rock Pipit · Swallow · Herring Gull +36
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- GannetMorus bassanus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Dolphin · Common Porpoise · Humpback Whale · Grey Seal · Delphinidae
- Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
- Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliae
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- DelphinidaeDelphinidae2024
Tinodes waeneri · Green-veined White · Clay-coloured Weevil · Tipula lateralis · Long-horned Bluebottle +3
- Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
- Tipula lateralisTipula lateralis
- Long-horned BluebottleCalliphora loewi
- Ptychoptera albimanaPtychoptera albimana
- Peacock
Uromyces muscari
- Uromyces muscariUromyces muscari
Daisy · Honeysuckle · Foxglove · Yellow Iris · Ragged-Robin +96
- DaisyBellis perennis2025
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,443 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chaffinch · Great Skua · Rock Pipit · Swallow · Herring Gull +36
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- GannetMorus bassanus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Dolphin · Common Porpoise · Humpback Whale · Grey Seal · Delphinidae
- Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
- Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliae
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- DelphinidaeDelphinidae2024
Tinodes waeneri · Green-veined White · Clay-coloured Weevil · Tipula lateralis · Long-horned Bluebottle +3
- Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
- Tipula lateralisTipula lateralis
- Long-horned BluebottleCalliphora loewi
- Ptychoptera albimanaPtychoptera albimana
- Peacock
Uromyces muscari
- Uromyces muscariUromyces muscari
Daisy · Honeysuckle · Foxglove · Yellow Iris · Ragged-Robin +96
- DaisyBellis perennis2025
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aglais io
Aglais io
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2024Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa20242025
2025
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2025Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024English StonecropSedum anglicumEnglish StonecropSedum anglicumGrass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2025Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2025ThriftArmeria maritima2025ThriftArmeria maritima2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Mat-grassNardus stricta2024Mat-grassNardus stricta2024CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2024CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2024Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2024Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024Eared WillowSalix aurita2024Eared WillowSalix aurita2024Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. hibernicaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. hibernica2024Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. hibernicaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. hibernica2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2024Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2024Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2024Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2024Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2024PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2024PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2024New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2024Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2024Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2024Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2024Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024Early Hair-grassAira praecox2024Early Hair-grassAira praecox2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2024SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2024HazelCorylus avellana2024HazelCorylus avellana2024Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2024Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2024Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2024Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara2024Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara2024Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2024Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2024DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2024Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2024Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2024Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2024Delicate StonewortChara virgata2024Delicate StonewortChara virgata2024Marsh VioletViola palustris2024Marsh VioletViola palustris2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2024Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2024Dioecious SedgeCarex dioica2024Dioecious SedgeCarex dioica2024BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2024BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2024Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris2024Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2024Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2024Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Ranunculus flammula subsp. flammulaRanunculus flammula subsp. flammula2024Ranunculus flammula subsp. flammulaRanunculus flammula subsp. flammula2024Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2024Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2024Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2024Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2024Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2024Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2024Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2024Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2024Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2024Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2024Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024Star SedgeCarex echinata2024Star SedgeCarex echinata2024Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2024Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2024Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024Few-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinqueflora2024Few-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinqueflora2024Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2024Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2024Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024Events & activities nearby
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