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59.18284, -3.06021
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 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 🦉 Wildlife
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Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Oystercatcher, Greylag Goose, Common Gull +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Greylag Goose, Common Gull +68 more · last seen 2025
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🍂 Seasonal nature
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Plants — Meadow Vetchling, Cuckooflower, White Clover +161 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadow Vetchling, Cuckooflower, White Clover +161 more · last seen 2025
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Plants — Common Sorrel, Autumn Hawkbit, Dandelion +11 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
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Insects — Moss Carder Bee, Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White +17 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Moss Carder Bee, Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White +17 more · last seen 2023
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Photos The Burrian in Loch Wasbister
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Wildlife to spot
920 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 920 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Greylag Goose · Oystercatcher · Starling · Common Gull · Curlew +46
Greylag Goose Anser anser Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Gull Larus canus Curlew Numenius arquata Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Snipe Gallinago gallinago Redshank Tringa totanus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Raven Corvus corax Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Wigeon Mareca penelope Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Great Skua Stercorarius skua2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Rook Corvus frugilegus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Shag Gulosus aristotelis Linnet Linaria cannabina Gannet Morus bassanus Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Common Guillemot Uria aalge Sanderling Calidris alba Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Common Tern Sterna hirundo House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Grey Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Meadow Vetchling · Marsh Woundwort · Yellow Iris · Tufted Forget-me-not · Sea-Milkwort +15
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa Sea-Milkwort Lysimachia maritima Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Sea Plantain Plantago maritima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 920 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Greylag Goose · Oystercatcher · Starling · Common Gull · Curlew +46
Greylag Goose Anser anser Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Gull Larus canus Curlew Numenius arquata Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Snipe Gallinago gallinago Redshank Tringa totanus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Raven Corvus corax Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Wigeon Mareca penelope Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Great Skua Stercorarius skua2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Rook Corvus frugilegus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Shag Gulosus aristotelis Linnet Linaria cannabina Gannet Morus bassanus Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Common Guillemot Uria aalge Sanderling Calidris alba Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Common Tern Sterna hirundo House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Grey Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Meadow Vetchling · Marsh Woundwort · Yellow Iris · Tufted Forget-me-not · Sea-Milkwort +15
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa Sea-Milkwort Lysimachia maritima Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Sea Plantain Plantago maritima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Mountain Everlasting Antennaria dioica
Mountain Everlasting Antennaria dioica
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago
Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Creeping Forget-me-not Myosotis secunda
Creeping Forget-me-not Myosotis secunda
Sea Arrowgrass Triglochin maritima
Sea Arrowgrass Triglochin maritima
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Solanum dulcamara var. dulcamara Solanum dulcamara var. dulcamara2024
Solanum dulcamara var. dulcamara Solanum dulcamara var. dulcamara2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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