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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Getting here
58.37349, -4.22910
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Skylark
- ✦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
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Skylark
- ✦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 — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Willow Warbler +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Willow Warbler +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hazel, Aspen, Marsh Cinquefoil +162 more · last seen 2016
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (John o' Groats)Mountain bike route223.7 km▾
Named routeLength 223.7 kmNational Cycle Network
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Juncus articulatus
Juncus articulatus
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