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▾ 🐦 72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Chaffinch 🌿 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
🐦 72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Chaffinch 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, House Martin +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, House Martin +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Broad-leaved Dock, Common Nettle +117 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bramble, Broad-leaved Dock, Common Nettle +117 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Beech +18 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Beech Scale +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Beech Scale +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Honeysuckle Rash, Cymadothea trifolii, Alder Wrinkle +1 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Honeysuckle Rash, Cymadothea trifolii, Alder Wrinkle +1 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Inverness to Culbokie) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JoG01 Local walking route
Show on map 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map Muir of Ord to North Kessock via Blairdhu Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Cromarty alternative Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 986 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 986 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 379 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 379 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,079 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,079 records · National Biodiversity Network Hawfinch · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Carrion Crow +42
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Twite Linaria flavirostris2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Merlin Falco columbarius2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Badger
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Pine Marten Martes martes Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Beech Scale · Empis femorata · Southern Hawker · Long-horned Black Legionnaire · Sericomyia lappona +3
Beech Scale Cryptococcus fagisuga2024 Empis femorata Empis femorata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Long-horned Black Legionnaire Beris geniculata Sericomyia lappona Sericomyia lappona Honeysuckle Rash · Cymadothea trifolii
Honeysuckle Rash Lasiobotrys lonicerae Cymadothea trifolii Cymadothea trifolii2023 🌿 Plants 35 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Corn Spurrey · Northern Marsh-orchid · Gorse · Creeping Lady's-tresses · Common Wintergreen +30
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella Gorse Ulex europaeus2024 Creeping Lady's-tresses Goodyera repens2023 Common Wintergreen Pyrola minor2022 Elder Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,079 records · National Biodiversity Network Hawfinch · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Carrion Crow +42
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Twite Linaria flavirostris2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Merlin Falco columbarius2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Badger
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Pine Marten Martes martes Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Beech Scale · Empis femorata · Southern Hawker · Long-horned Black Legionnaire · Sericomyia lappona +3
Beech Scale Cryptococcus fagisuga2024 Empis femorata Empis femorata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Long-horned Black Legionnaire Beris geniculata Sericomyia lappona Sericomyia lappona Honeysuckle Rash · Cymadothea trifolii
Honeysuckle Rash Lasiobotrys lonicerae Cymadothea trifolii Cymadothea trifolii2023 🌿 Plants 35 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Corn Spurrey · Northern Marsh-orchid · Gorse · Creeping Lady's-tresses · Common Wintergreen +30
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella Gorse Ulex europaeus2024 Creeping Lady's-tresses Goodyera repens2023 Common Wintergreen Pyrola minor2022 Elder Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Green Grasshopper
Common Green Grasshopper
Omocestus viridulus2023
Omocestus viridulus2023
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2023
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2023
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2023
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2023 Sambucus nigra
Sambucus nigra
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Knotgrass Polygonum
Knotgrass Polygonum
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata
Giant Bellflower Campanula latifolia
Giant Bellflower Campanula latifolia
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Goat's-rue Galega officinalis
Goat's-rue Galega officinalis
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2024
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2024
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2023
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Dandelion Taraxacum2023
Dandelion Taraxacum2023
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2023
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2023
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2023
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2023
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2023
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2023
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2023
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2023
Silver Birch Betula pendula2023
Silver Birch Betula pendula2023
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2023
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2023
Broom Cytisus scoparius2023
Broom Cytisus scoparius2023
Greater Plantain Plantago major2023
Greater Plantain Plantago major2023
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2023
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2023
Beech Fagus sylvatica2023
Beech Fagus sylvatica2023
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2023
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2023
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2023
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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