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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Getting here
58.20193, -5.33620
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Pied Wagtail
- ✦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
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Pied Wagtail
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Oystercatcher, Pied Wagtail, Gannet +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Oystercatcher, Pied Wagtail, Gannet +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Tormentil, Mat-grass, Star Sedge +99 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Common Pondskater, Lesser water-boatmen +8 more · last seen 2024
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Old Man of Stoer TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef RW 45Local walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
7,235 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,235 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Northern Diver · Greylag Goose · Herring Gull · Meadow Pipit · Oystercatcher +20
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common GullLarus canus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GannetMorus bassanus
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
🦌Mammals7 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Dolphin · Common Porpoise · Harbour Seal · Seals · Risso's Dolphin +2
- Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
- SealsPinnipedia
- Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
- Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata
Tormentil · Mat-grass · Carnation Sedge · Heather · Star Sedge +79
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Mat-grassNardus stricta
- Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Star SedgeCarex echinata
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,235 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Northern Diver · Greylag Goose · Herring Gull · Meadow Pipit · Oystercatcher +20
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common GullLarus canus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GannetMorus bassanus
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
🦌Mammals7 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Dolphin · Common Porpoise · Harbour Seal · Seals · Risso's Dolphin +2
- Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
- SealsPinnipedia
- Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
- Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata
Tormentil · Mat-grass · Carnation Sedge · Heather · Star Sedge +79
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Mat-grassNardus stricta
- Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Star SedgeCarex echinata
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bottle-nosed Dolphin
Bottle-nosed Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Tursiops truncatus
SelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantViviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca viviparaViviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca viviparaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaFine-leaved Sheep's-fescueFestuca filiformisFine-leaved Sheep's-fescueFestuca filiformisCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumBog-myrtleMyrica galeBog-myrtleMyrica galeAgrostis caninaAgrostis caninaAgrostis caninaAgrostis caninaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisTawny SedgeCarex hostianaTawny SedgeCarex hostianaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaLesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoidesLesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoidesMare's-tailHippuris vulgarisMare's-tailHippuris vulgarisBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataGoldenrodSolidago virgaureaGoldenrodSolidago virgaureaMany-stalked Spike-rushEleocharis multicaulisMany-stalked Spike-rushEleocharis multicaulisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisBlack Bog-rushSchoenus nigricansBlack Bog-rushSchoenus nigricansCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaPale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanicaPale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanicaGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraMarsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustrisMarsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustrisDioecious SedgeCarex dioicaDioecious SedgeCarex dioicaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaMarsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellataMarsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellataMarsh CinquefoilComarum palustreMarsh CinquefoilComarum palustrePolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareHawkweedHieraciumHawkweedHieraciumRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraWhite Water-lilyNymphaea albaWhite Water-lilyNymphaea albaBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusLesser TwaybladeNeottia cordataLesser TwaybladeNeottia cordataTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumHybrid Water-CressNasturtium officinale x microphyllum = N. x sterileHybrid Water-CressNasturtium officinale x microphyllum = N. x sterileCommon Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustrisCommon Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustrisWild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiCrowberry agg.Empetrum nigrumCrowberry agg.Empetrum nigrumMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreBeech FernPhegopteris connectilisBeech FernPhegopteris connectilisWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileVelvet BentAgrostis caninaVelvet BentAgrostis caninaSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraFew-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinquefloraFew-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinquefloraMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaGreat SundewDrosera anglicaGreat SundewDrosera anglica