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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
58.01495, -4.27711
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦28+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Whooper Swan
- ✦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
- 🐦28+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Whooper Swan
- ✦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 — Barn Owl, Whooper Swan, Greenshank +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Whooper Swan, Greenshank +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — daffodils, Gorse, Bracken +110 more · last seen 2016
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Empis tumida +1 more · last seen 2019
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
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A839 Mound to Lairg Road, Strath Fleet, Sutherland
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Wildlife to spot
1,036 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,036 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWhooper Swan · Greenshank · Barn Owl · Black Grouse · Wheatear +12
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- WigeonMareca penelope
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2022
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2021
Empis tumida
Trichophorum germanicum · Heather · Purple Moor-grass · Bell Heather · Eared Willow +87
- Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea
- Eared WillowSalix aurita
- Brown BentAgrostis vinealis
- Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,036 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWhooper Swan · Greenshank · Barn Owl · Black Grouse · Wheatear +12
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- WigeonMareca penelope
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2022
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2021
Empis tumida
Trichophorum germanicum · Heather · Purple Moor-grass · Bell Heather · Eared Willow +87
- Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea
- Eared WillowSalix aurita
- Brown BentAgrostis vinealis
- Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas