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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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60.23641, -1.50592
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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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Starling +44 more · last seen 2022; Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Starling +44 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Field Gentian, Marsh-marigold, Heath Bedstraw +49 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Field Gentian, Marsh-marigold, Heath Bedstraw +49 more · last seen 2017
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Red Admiral, Magpie Moth, Convolvulus Hawk-moth · last seen 2019; Insects — Red Admiral, Magpie Moth, Convolvulus Hawk-moth · last seen 2019
Free
Plants — Common Sorrel, Crowberry, Autumn Hawkbit +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Collaster Loch and Northhouse Loch Walking route ▾
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Show on map Pier to Pointataing Circular Walking route ▾
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Show on map Loch of Brouster Walking route ▾
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Show on map Lunga Water Loch Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Rams Head Lighthouse, Whitesness Walking route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
476 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 476 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Oystercatcher · Curlew · Redshank · Lapwing · Starling +37
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2021 Curlew Numenius arquata2021 Redshank Tringa totanus2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Blackbird Turdus merula2021 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2016 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2021 Common Gull Larus canus2021 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Raven Corvus corax2021 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2016 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2013 Teal Anas crecca Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2021 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2021 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2019 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2018 Wigeon Mareca penelope2016 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2021 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2021 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2020 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2017 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2017 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2016 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2016 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2016 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2016 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2013 Red Admiral · Magpie Moth · Convolvulus Hawk-moth
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata2018 Convolvulus Hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli2013 Stag's-horn Clubmoss · Field Gentian · Common Mouse-ear · Marsh Thistle · Heath Rush +48
Stag's-horn Clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum Field Gentian Gentianella campestris2017 Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2014 Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2014 Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2014 Star Sedge Carex echinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 476 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Oystercatcher · Curlew · Redshank · Lapwing · Starling +37
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2021 Curlew Numenius arquata2021 Redshank Tringa totanus2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Blackbird Turdus merula2021 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2016 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2021 Common Gull Larus canus2021 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Raven Corvus corax2021 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2016 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2013 Teal Anas crecca Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2021 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2021 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2019 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2018 Wigeon Mareca penelope2016 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2021 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2021 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2020 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2017 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2017 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2016 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2016 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2016 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2016 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2013 Red Admiral · Magpie Moth · Convolvulus Hawk-moth
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata2018 Convolvulus Hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli2013 Stag's-horn Clubmoss · Field Gentian · Common Mouse-ear · Marsh Thistle · Heath Rush +48
Stag's-horn Clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum Field Gentian Gentianella campestris2017 Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2014 Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2014 Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2014 Star Sedge Carex echinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2014
2014
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2014
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2014
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2014
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2014
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2014
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2014
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2014
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2014
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2014
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2014
Heather Calluna vulgaris2014
Heather Calluna vulgaris2014
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2014
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2014
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2014
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2014
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2014
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2014
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2014
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2014
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2014
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2014
Potentilla erecta subsp. erecta Potentilla erecta subsp. erecta2014
Potentilla erecta subsp. erecta Potentilla erecta subsp. erecta2014
Early Hair-grass Aira praecox2014
Early Hair-grass Aira praecox2014
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2014
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2014
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2014
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2014
Viviparous Sheep's-fescue Festuca vivipara2014
Viviparous Sheep's-fescue Festuca vivipara2014
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2014
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2014
Daisy Bellis perennis2014
Daisy Bellis perennis2014
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2014
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2014
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2014
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2014
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2014
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2014
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa2014
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa2014
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2014
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2014
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius2014
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius2014
Crowberry Empetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2014
Crowberry Empetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2014
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2014
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2014
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2014
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2014
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa2014
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa2014
Mat-grass Nardus stricta2014
Mat-grass Nardus stricta2014
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2014
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2014
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2014
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2014
Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora2014
Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora2014
White Clover Trifolium repens2014
White Clover Trifolium repens2014
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2014
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2014
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum2014
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum2014
Common Sedge Carex nigra2014
Common Sedge Carex nigra2014
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre2014
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre2014
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2014
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2014
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2014
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2014
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2014
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2014
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus2014
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus2014
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2014
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2014
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2014
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2014
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2014
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2014
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2014
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2014
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2014
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2014
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2014
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2014 