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▾ 🐦 87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Lapwing ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Skerries Bistro — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Lapwing ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Skerries Bistro — a good base for a longer summer day out 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Lapwing, Redshank +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Lapwing, Redshank +84 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Oysterplant, Scots Lovage, Mare's-tail +92 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Oysterplant, Scots Lovage, Mare's-tail +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Great Yellow Bumblebee, Gypsy Cuckoo Bee, Moss Carder Bee · last seen 2022; Insects — Great Yellow Bumblebee, Gypsy Cuckoo Bee, Moss Carder Bee · last seen 2022
Free
Plants — Common Sorrel, Two-horned Pincerwort, Water Mint
Varies
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Wildlife to spot
4,435 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,435 records · National Biodiversity Network Lapwing · Arctic Skua · Mallard · Eider · Wigeon +42
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Eider Somateria mollissima Wigeon Mareca penelope Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Skylark Alauda arvensis Curlew Numenius arquata Redshank Tringa totanus Great Skua Stercorarius skua Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Greylag Goose Anser anser Shag Gulosus aristotelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Rock Dove Columba livia Ruff Calidris pugnax Linnet Linaria cannabina Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Peregrine Falco peregrinus Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Shoveler Spatula clypeata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Common Gull Larus canus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Starling Sturnus vulgaris Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Turnstone Arenaria interpres Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Coot Fulica atra Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Gadwall Mareca strepera Dunlin Calidris alpina Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Oysterplant · Scots Lovage · Mare's-tail · Blinks · Spring Squill +75
Oysterplant Mertensia maritima Scots Lovage Ligusticum scoticum Mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris Blinks Montia fontana Spring Squill Scilla verna Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,435 records · National Biodiversity Network Lapwing · Arctic Skua · Mallard · Eider · Wigeon +42
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Eider Somateria mollissima Wigeon Mareca penelope Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Skylark Alauda arvensis Curlew Numenius arquata Redshank Tringa totanus Great Skua Stercorarius skua Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Greylag Goose Anser anser Shag Gulosus aristotelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Rock Dove Columba livia Ruff Calidris pugnax Linnet Linaria cannabina Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Peregrine Falco peregrinus Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Shoveler Spatula clypeata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Common Gull Larus canus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Starling Sturnus vulgaris Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Turnstone Arenaria interpres Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Coot Fulica atra Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Gadwall Mareca strepera Dunlin Calidris alpina Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Oysterplant · Scots Lovage · Mare's-tail · Blinks · Spring Squill +75
Oysterplant Mertensia maritima Scots Lovage Ligusticum scoticum Mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris Blinks Montia fontana Spring Squill Scilla verna Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Didymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceus Didymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceus
Didymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceus Didymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceus
Campylium protensum Campylium protensum
Campylium protensum Campylium protensum
Greasewort Aneura pinguis
Greasewort Aneura pinguis
Variable Crisp-moss Trichostomum brachydontium
Variable Crisp-moss Trichostomum brachydontium
Inflated Notchwort Gymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata
Inflated Notchwort Gymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
St Kilda Hook-moss Sanionia orthothecioides
St Kilda Hook-moss Sanionia orthothecioides
Seaside Grimmia Schistidium maritimum
Seaside Grimmia Schistidium maritimum
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Campylium stellatum Campylium stellatum
Campylium stellatum Campylium stellatum
Marsh Thyme-moss Plagiomnium ellipticum
Marsh Thyme-moss Plagiomnium ellipticum
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Delicate Germanderwort Riccardia multifida
Delicate Germanderwort Riccardia multifida
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Lustrous Bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens
Lustrous Bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens
Ladder Flapwort Nardia scalaris
Ladder Flapwort Nardia scalaris
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum
Compact Swan-neck Moss Campylopus brevipilus
Compact Swan-neck Moss Campylopus brevipilus
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides
Thrift Armeria maritima
Thrift Armeria maritima
Pearl Pouncewort Lejeunea patens
Pearl Pouncewort Lejeunea patens
Jagged Germanderwort Riccardia chamedryfolia
Jagged Germanderwort Riccardia chamedryfolia
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum inundatum
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum inundatum
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius
Persson's Stubble-moss Weissia perssonii
Persson's Stubble-moss Weissia perssonii
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Common Pouchwort Calypogeia fissa
Common Pouchwort Calypogeia fissa
Heart-leaved Spear-moss Calliergon cordifolium
Heart-leaved Spear-moss Calliergon cordifolium
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci
Kneiff's Hook-moss Drepanocladus aduncus
Kneiff's Hook-moss Drepanocladus aduncus
St Winifrid's Other Moss Chiloscyphus pallescens
St Winifrid's Other Moss Chiloscyphus pallescens
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre
Trichostomum littorale Trichostomum littorale
Trichostomum littorale Trichostomum littorale
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos
Long-beaked Thyme-moss Plagiomnium rostratum
Long-beaked Thyme-moss Plagiomnium rostratum
Isothecium interludens Isothecium interludens
Isothecium interludens Isothecium interludens
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Blunt Cord-moss Entosthodon obtusus
Blunt Cord-moss Entosthodon obtusus
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Clay Earth-moss Archidium alternifolium
Clay Earth-moss Archidium alternifolium
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Arisaig Crisp-moss Tortella flavovirens
Arisaig Crisp-moss Tortella flavovirens
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina
Ringless Hook-moss Sarmentypnum exannulatum
Ringless Hook-moss Sarmentypnum exannulatum
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Creeping Willow Salix repens
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