The Grey Cairns of Camster
2 ha
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Getting here
58.37950, -3.26655
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Coal Tit
- 🍄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
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Coal Tit
- 🍄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 — Meadow Pipit, Coal Tit, Chaffinch +43 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Coal Tit, Chaffinch +43 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh Saxifrage, Common Cottongrass, Cross-leaved Heath +61 more · last seen 2017
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Bog Jellydisc, Cubed Fold Truffle, Stereocaulon evolutum +5 more · last seen 2018
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The Grey Cairns of Camster, Caithness
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Wildlife to spot
1,073 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,073 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
springsummer
2024▾
Meadow Pipit · Crossbill · Stonechat · Coal Tit · Arctic Skua +5
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2023
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Hawker · Black Darter
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2024
Marsh Saxifrage · Heath Rush · Water-Starwort · White Clover · Sheep's Fescue agg. +116
- Marsh SaxifrageSaxifraga hirculus
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2019
- Water-StarwortCallitriche2019
- White CloverTrifolium repens2019
- Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2019
- Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,073 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
springsummer
2024▾
Meadow Pipit · Crossbill · Stonechat · Coal Tit · Arctic Skua +5
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2023
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Hawker · Black Darter
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2024
Marsh Saxifrage · Heath Rush · Water-Starwort · White Clover · Sheep's Fescue agg. +116
- Marsh SaxifrageSaxifraga hirculus
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2019
- Water-StarwortCallitriche2019
- White CloverTrifolium repens2019
- Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2019
- Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2019Early Hair-grassAira praecox2019Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina2019Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina2019Star SedgeCarex echinata2019Star SedgeCarex echinata2019Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2019Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2019Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019DandelionTaraxacum2019DandelionTaraxacum2019SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2019SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2019Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2019Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2019Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2019Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2019PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2019PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2019Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2019FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2019Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2019Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2019HeatherCalluna vulgaris2019HeatherCalluna vulgaris2019Common BentAgrostis capillaris2019Common BentAgrostis capillaris2019DaisyBellis perennis2019DaisyBellis perennis2019EyebrightEuphrasia2019EyebrightEuphrasia2019SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2019Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2019Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2019Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2019Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2019GorseUlex europaeus2019GorseUlex europaeus2019Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2019Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2019Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2019Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2019Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta2019Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta2019Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2019Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2019Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2019Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2019Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2019Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2019Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2019Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2019PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2019PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2019American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2019American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2019BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2019BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2019Mat-grassNardus stricta2019Mat-grassNardus stricta2019Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2019Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2019Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2019Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2019Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris2019Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris2019TormentilPotentilla erecta2019TormentilPotentilla erecta2019Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2019Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2019Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2019Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2019Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2019Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2019Sagina apetalaSagina apetala2019Sagina apetalaSagina apetala2019Water MintMentha aquatica2019Water MintMentha aquatica2019Downy BirchBetula pubescens2019Downy BirchBetula pubescens2019BlinksMontia fontana2019BlinksMontia fontana2019Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua2019Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua2019SilverweedPotentilla anserina2019SilverweedPotentilla anserina2019Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2019Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2019Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2019Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2019Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2019Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2019Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2019Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2019Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2019Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2019Common CouchElymus repens2019Common CouchElymus repens2019False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2019False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2019Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019CleaversGalium aparine2019CleaversGalium aparine2019Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2019Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2019Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2019Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2019Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2019Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2019Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2019Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2019Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2019Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2019Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2019Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2019Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2019Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2019Greater PlantainPlantago major2019Greater PlantainPlantago major2019Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2019Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2019Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea2019Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea2019Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019Bell HeatherErica cinerea2019Bell HeatherErica cinerea2019ColtsfootTussilago farfara2019ColtsfootTussilago farfara2019Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2019Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2019Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2019Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2019Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2019Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2019Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2019Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2019Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2019Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2019Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2019Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2019Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2019Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2019Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2019Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2019Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2019Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2019Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2019Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2019Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2019Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2019Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2019Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2019Oval SedgeCarex leporina2019Oval SedgeCarex leporina2019Common VetchVicia sativa2019Common VetchVicia sativa2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2019Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2019BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2019Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2019Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2019Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2019Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2019Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2019Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2019Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2019Tufted VetchVicia cracca2019Tufted VetchVicia cracca2019Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2019Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2019Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2019Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2019Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2019Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2019Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2019Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2019MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2019Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2019Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2019Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2019Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa2019Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa2019CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2019CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2019