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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corncrake and Storm Petrel
- ✦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
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corncrake and Storm Petrel
- ✦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 — Corncrake, Storm Petrel, Hooded Crow +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Corncrake, Storm Petrel, Hooded Crow +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Foxglove, White Clover, Selfheal +350 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Rosy Crust, Nettle Clustercup Rust, Parrot Waxcap +4 more · last seen 2020
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Green-veined White, Magpie Moth, Garden Stilt +7 more · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Quiraing loopWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wee Woodland WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Skye Trail - Stage 2Walking route27.5 km▾
Named routeLength 27.5 kmRegional walking route
Skye Trail - Stage 1Walking route12.2 km▾
Named routeLength 12.2 kmRegional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
1,326 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,326 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2025▾
Storm Petrel · Goldfinch · Robin · Stonechat · Willow Warbler +29
- Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- CorncrakeCrex crex2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Magpie Moth
- Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata
Parrot Waxcap · Meadow Waxcap
- Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus
- Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
🌿Plants119 species
springautumn
2023▾
White Clover · Foxglove · Meadowsweet · Daisy · Common Nettle +114
- White CloverTrifolium repens2022
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- DaisyBellis perennis2022
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,326 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2025▾
Storm Petrel · Goldfinch · Robin · Stonechat · Willow Warbler +29
- Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- CorncrakeCrex crex2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Magpie Moth
- Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata
Parrot Waxcap · Meadow Waxcap
- Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus
- Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
🌿Plants119 species
springautumn
2023▾
White Clover · Foxglove · Meadowsweet · Daisy · Common Nettle +114
- White CloverTrifolium repens2022
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- DaisyBellis perennis2022
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2022Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2022Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2022Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2022GorseUlex europaeus2022GorseUlex europaeus2022Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2021Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2021Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2021Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021Marsh VioletViola palustris2021Marsh VioletViola palustris2021Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2021Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2021HeatherCalluna vulgaris2021HeatherCalluna vulgaris2021Lesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoides2021Lesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoides2021Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2021Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2021Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2021Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2021Wild ThymeThymus drucei2021Wild ThymeThymus drucei2021BrackenPteridium aquilinum2021BrackenPteridium aquilinum2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2021Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2021Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2021Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2021Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2021Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2021TormentilPotentilla erecta2021TormentilPotentilla erecta2021Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2021Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2021Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2021Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2021Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2021Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2021Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2021Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2021Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2021Toad RushJuncus bufonius2021Toad RushJuncus bufonius2021Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara2021Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2021Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2021SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021Lesser Water-parsnipBerula erecta2021Lesser Water-parsnipBerula erecta2021Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2019Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2019Common DuckweedLemna minor2019Common DuckweedLemna minor2019SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2019SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2019New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2019New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2019Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2019Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2019Field GentianGentianella campestris2019Field GentianGentianella campestris2019Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2019Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2019Moss CampionSilene acaulis2019Moss CampionSilene acaulis2019BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2019BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2019Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2019Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2019Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2019Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2019Western EarwortScapania gracilis2019Western EarwortScapania gracilis2019Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2019Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2019Scissors PincerwortCephalozia loitlesbergeri2019Scissors PincerwortCephalozia loitlesbergeri2019Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2019Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2019Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2019Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2019Fontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyretica2019Fontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyretica2019Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2019Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2019Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum2019Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum2019Great SundewDrosera anglica2019Great SundewDrosera anglica2019Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2019Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2019Brittle Swan-neck MossCampylopus fragilis2019Brittle Swan-neck MossCampylopus fragilis2019Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2019Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2019Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2019Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2019Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2019Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2019Campylium stellatumCampylium stellatum2019Campylium stellatumCampylium stellatum2019Nees' PelliaPellia neesiana2019Nees' PelliaPellia neesiana2019Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2019Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2019Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2019Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2019Olive Beard-mossDidymodon tophaceus2019Olive Beard-mossDidymodon tophaceus2019Rock Bristle-mossLewinskya rupestris2019Rock Bristle-mossLewinskya rupestris2019Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius2019Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius2019Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2019Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2019Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2019Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2019Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2019Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2019Bristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichum2019Bristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichum2019Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2019Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2019Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2019Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2019Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2019Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2019Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2019Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2019Magellanic Bog-mossSphagnum magellanicum2019Magellanic Bog-mossSphagnum magellanicum2019River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2019River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2019Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2019Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2019Weissia brachycarpa var. obliquaWeissia brachycarpa var. obliqua2019Weissia brachycarpa var. obliquaWeissia brachycarpa var. obliqua2019Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2019Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2019Palustriella commutataPalustriella commutata2019Palustriella commutataPalustriella commutata2019Downy BirchBetula pubescens2019Downy BirchBetula pubescens2019Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2019Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2019Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2019Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2019Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2019Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2019Alpine Lady's-mantleAlchemilla alpina2019Alpine Lady's-mantleAlchemilla alpina2019Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2019Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2019Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2019Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2019Tree-mossClimacium dendroides2019Tree-mossClimacium dendroides2019Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2019Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2019Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2019Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2019Anomalous FlapwortMylia anomala2019Anomalous FlapwortMylia anomala2019Heart-leaved Spear-mossCalliergon cordifolium2019Heart-leaved Spear-mossCalliergon cordifolium2019Claw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochracea2019Claw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochracea2019String GrimmiaGrimmia funalis2019String GrimmiaGrimmia funalis2019Thick-nerved Apple-mossPhilonotis calcarea2019Thick-nerved Apple-mossPhilonotis calcarea2019Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2019Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2019Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum2019Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum2019Variable Crisp-mossTrichostomum brachydontium2019Variable Crisp-mossTrichostomum brachydontium2019Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2019Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2019Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2019Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2019Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2019Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2019Bristly FingerwortKurzia pauciflora2019Bristly FingerwortKurzia pauciflora2019Sphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifolium2019Sphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifolium2019Green Pocket-mossFissidens viridulus2019Green Pocket-mossFissidens viridulus2019Twiggy Spear-mossSarmentypnum sarmentosum2019Twiggy Spear-mossSarmentypnum sarmentosum2019Ringless Hook-mossSarmentypnum exannulatum2019Ringless Hook-mossSarmentypnum exannulatum2019Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2019Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2019Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2019Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2019Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2019Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2019Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2019Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2019