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57.48397, -7.30002
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Little Egret
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Little Egret
- 🍄Mushroom 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 — Oystercatcher, Little Egret, Greylag Goose +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Oystercatcher, Little Egret, Greylag Goose +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sphaerellopsis filum, Crown Rust, Puccinia poae-nemoralis +50 more · last seen 2023
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Flame Carpet, July Highflyer, Square-spot Rustic +126 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Gunnera, Sea Plantain, Sea-Milkwort +108 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hebridean Way (Hiking)Walking route252 km▾
Hiking route along the length of the Outer Hebrides
Named routeLength 252 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Carinish Crofting Woodland PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Hebridean WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
2,310 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,310 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLittle Egret · Starling · Shelduck · Red-breasted Merganser · Herring Gull +28
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- RedshankTringa totanus2022
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Six-spot Burnet · Four-spotted Chaser +9
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2023
Sphaerellopsis filum · Crown Rust · Mint Mildew · Violet Rust · Grass and Cereal Powdery Mildew +19
- Sphaerellopsis filumSphaerellopsis filum2022
- Crown RustPuccinia coronata2022
- Mint MildewNeoerysiphe galeopsidis2022
- Violet RustPuccinia violae2022
- Grass and Cereal Powdery MildewBlumeria graminis s. lat.2022
- Dusky Puffball
Round-leaved Sundew · Rough Meadow-grass · Bog Pondweed · Floating Sweet-grass · Heath Spotted-orchid +81
- Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
- Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
- Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
- Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella
- Marsh Cinquefoil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,310 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLittle Egret · Starling · Shelduck · Red-breasted Merganser · Herring Gull +28
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- RedshankTringa totanus2022
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Six-spot Burnet · Four-spotted Chaser +9
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2023
Sphaerellopsis filum · Crown Rust · Mint Mildew · Violet Rust · Grass and Cereal Powdery Mildew +19
- Sphaerellopsis filumSphaerellopsis filum2022
- Crown RustPuccinia coronata2022
- Mint MildewNeoerysiphe galeopsidis2022
- Violet RustPuccinia violae2022
- Grass and Cereal Powdery MildewBlumeria graminis s. lat.2022
- Dusky Puffball
Round-leaved Sundew · Rough Meadow-grass · Bog Pondweed · Floating Sweet-grass · Heath Spotted-orchid +81
- Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
- Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
- Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
- Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella
- Marsh Cinquefoil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lycoperdon nigrescens
Lycoperdon nigrescens
Synchytrium aureum s. lat.Synchytrium aureum s. lat.2022Synchytrium aureum s. lat.Synchytrium aureum s. lat.2022Puccinia paludosaPuccinia paludosa2022Puccinia paludosaPuccinia paludosa2022Puccinia epilobiiPuccinia epilobii2022Puccinia epilobiiPuccinia epilobii2022Crowberry RustChrysomyxa empetri2022Crowberry RustChrysomyxa empetri2022Puccinia angelicaePuccinia angelicae2022Puccinia angelicaePuccinia angelicae2022Microbotryum coronariaeMicrobotryum coronariae2022Microbotryum coronariaeMicrobotryum coronariae2022Synchytrium taraxaciSynchytrium taraxaci2022Synchytrium taraxaciSynchytrium taraxaci2022Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum2022Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum2022Podosphaera phtheirospermiPodosphaera phtheirospermi2022Podosphaera phtheirospermiPodosphaera phtheirospermi2022Puccinia poae-nemoralisPuccinia poae-nemoralis2022Puccinia poae-nemoralisPuccinia poae-nemoralis2022Pale Bramble RustKuehneola uredinis2022Pale Bramble RustKuehneola uredinis2022Taphrina potentillaeTaphrina potentillae2022Taphrina potentillaeTaphrina potentillae2022Puccinia cnici-oleraceiPuccinia cnici-oleracei2022Puccinia cnici-oleraceiPuccinia cnici-oleracei2022Podosphaera epilobiiPodosphaera epilobii2021Podosphaera epilobiiPodosphaera epilobii2021Puccinia punctataPuccinia punctata2021Puccinia punctataPuccinia punctata2021Mycosphaerella isariphoraMycosphaerella isariphora2021Mycosphaerella isariphoraMycosphaerella isariphora2021Golovinomyces sonchicolaGolovinomyces sonchicola2021Golovinomyces sonchicolaGolovinomyces sonchicola2021Uromyces rumicisUromyces rumicis2021Uromyces rumicisUromyces rumicis2021Comarum palustre
Comarum palustre
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaDelicate StonewortChara virgataDelicate StonewortChara virgataWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaRoyal FernOsmunda regalisRoyal FernOsmunda regalisCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumPill SedgeCarex piluliferaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaVelvet BentAgrostis caninaVelvet BentAgrostis caninaLesser SkullcapScutellaria minorLesser SkullcapScutellaria minorRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaPolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgareCommon Slender EyebrightEuphrasia micranthaCommon Slender EyebrightEuphrasia micranthaHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareSaltmarsh Flat-sedgeBlysmus rufusSaltmarsh Flat-sedgeBlysmus rufusBeaked TasselweedRuppia maritimaBeaked TasselweedRuppia maritimaMarsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustrisMarsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustrisBristle Club-rushIsolepis setaceaBristle Club-rushIsolepis setaceaScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataRubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemusEnglish StonecropSedum anglicumEnglish StonecropSedum anglicumLong-bracted SedgeCarex extensaLong-bracted SedgeCarex extensaHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraFennel PondweedStuckenia pectinataFennel PondweedStuckenia pectinataLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumGunneraGunneraGunneraGunneraLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2021Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2021Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2021Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2021Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2021Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2021Lesser BurdockArctium minus2021Lesser BurdockArctium minus2021Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2021Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2021Many-stalked Spike-rushEleocharis multicaulis2021Many-stalked Spike-rushEleocharis multicaulis2021Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2021Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2021Fat-henChenopodium album2021Fat-henChenopodium album2021MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2021MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2021Water-purslaneLythrum portula2021Water-purslaneLythrum portula2021GroundselSenecio vulgaris2021GroundselSenecio vulgaris2021Tufted VetchVicia cracca2021Tufted VetchVicia cracca2021Common CouchElymus repens2021Common CouchElymus repens2021Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2021Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2021Wild CarrotDaucus carota2021Wild CarrotDaucus carota2021Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2021Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2021Early OracheAtriplex praecox2021Early OracheAtriplex praecox2021Annual Sea-bliteSuaeda maritima2021Annual Sea-bliteSuaeda maritima2021Rumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispus2021Rumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispus2021CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2021PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2021Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2021Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2021Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2021Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2021Saltmarsh RushJuncus gerardii2021Saltmarsh RushJuncus gerardii2021Italian Rye-grassLolium multiflorum2021Italian Rye-grassLolium multiflorum2021Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2021Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2021Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2021Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2021Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2021Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2021Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2021Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2021Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2021Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2021Sand SedgeCarex arenaria2021Sand SedgeCarex arenaria2021Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2021Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2021Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2021Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2021False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2021False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2021Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2021Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2021Giant-rhubarbGunnera tinctoria2021Giant-rhubarbGunnera tinctoria2021DaisyBellis perennis2021DaisyBellis perennis2021Oval SedgeCarex leporina2021Oval SedgeCarex leporina2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021OracheAtriplex2021OracheAtriplex2021Purple GlasswortSalicornia ramosissima2021Purple GlasswortSalicornia ramosissima2021Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2021Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2021Cochlearia officinalisCochlearia officinalis2021Cochlearia officinalisCochlearia officinalis2021Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2021Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2021Common ChickweedStellaria media2021Common ChickweedStellaria media2021Bell HeatherErica cinerea2021Bell HeatherErica cinerea2021SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2021SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2021