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▾ 🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Curlew 🌿 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
🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Curlew 🌿 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 — Robin, Curlew, Wren +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Curlew, Wren +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Helophilus pendulus, Marmalade Hoverfly +108 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Helophilus pendulus, Marmalade Hoverfly +108 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Butterwort, Coltsfoot, Ragged-Robin +222 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Butterwort, Coltsfoot, Ragged-Robin +222 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Rowan, Common Threadwort +10 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Hoxa Head Walking route ▾
Named route Orkney walks
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Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
2,389 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,389 records · National Biodiversity Network Curlew · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Wren +47
Curlew Numenius arquata Herring Gull Larus argentatus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common Gull Larus canus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redshank Tringa totanus Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Greylag Goose Anser anser Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Gannet Morus bassanus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Snipe Gallinago gallinago Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Shag Gulosus aristotelis Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Raven Corvus corax Sanderling Calidris alba Sand Martin Riparia riparia Linnet Linaria cannabina White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Wigeon Mareca penelope Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Green Dock Beetle
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula 🌿 Plants 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Twayblade · Coltsfoot · Carnation Sedge · Rowan · Meadowsweet +12
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata2024 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2024 Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2024 Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2024 Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Monkey-puzzle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,389 records · National Biodiversity Network Curlew · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Wren +47
Curlew Numenius arquata Herring Gull Larus argentatus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common Gull Larus canus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redshank Tringa totanus Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Greylag Goose Anser anser Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Gannet Morus bassanus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Snipe Gallinago gallinago Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Shag Gulosus aristotelis Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Raven Corvus corax Sanderling Calidris alba Sand Martin Riparia riparia Linnet Linaria cannabina White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Wigeon Mareca penelope Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Green Dock Beetle
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula 🌿 Plants 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Twayblade · Coltsfoot · Carnation Sedge · Rowan · Meadowsweet +12
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata2024 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2024 Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2024 Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2024 Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Monkey-puzzle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Araucaria araucana
Araucaria araucana
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2024
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2024
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2024
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2024
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2024
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2024
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2024
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris2024
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris2024
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2024
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2024
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2024 