🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
57.90142, -4.65071
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦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
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds
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🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Whinchat +19 more · last seen 2019; Birds — Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Whinchat +19 more · last seen 2019
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heath Rush, Mat-grass, Soft-rush +95 more · last seen 2014; Plants — Heath Rush, Mat-grass, Soft-rush +95 more · last seen 2014
Free
Plants — Autumn Hawkbit, Common Nettle, Bilberry +6 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Central Sutherland Crater WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Northern Highlands)Mountain bike route166.4 km▾
Named routeLength 166.4 kmNational Cycle Network
Photos
Deer and sheep in the glen
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Wildlife to spot
474 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
474 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWheatear · Whinchat · Meadow Pipit · Golden Plover · Lapwing
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2018
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2015
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2014
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2018
🌿Plants86 species
springsummer
2014▾
Heath Rush · Procumbent Pearlwort · Ribwort Plantain · Mat-grass · Tormentil +81
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Mat-grassNardus stricta
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
474 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWheatear · Whinchat · Meadow Pipit · Golden Plover · Lapwing
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2018
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2015
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2014
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2018
🌿Plants86 species
springsummer
2014▾
Heath Rush · Procumbent Pearlwort · Ribwort Plantain · Mat-grass · Tormentil +81
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Mat-grassNardus stricta
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Foxglove
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
Digitalis purpurea
EyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustrisSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisBristle Club-rushIsolepis setaceaBristle Club-rushIsolepis setaceaCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareBlinksMontia fontanaBlinksMontia fontanaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusCommon Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalisCommon Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalisTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaWater-purslaneLythrum portulaWater-purslaneLythrum portulaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumIvy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceusIvy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceusTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisBog-myrtleMyrica galeBog-myrtleMyrica galeWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaPedunculate Water-starwortCallitriche brutiaPedunculate Water-starwortCallitriche brutiaAgrostis caninaAgrostis caninaAgrostis caninaAgrostis caninaMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreViviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca viviparaViviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca viviparaSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaDeergrassTrichophorum cespitosumDeergrassTrichophorum cespitosumBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis