Ward of Paplay (mound and cairn/pillar)
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome
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58.89601, -2.82511
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redwing and Fieldfare ✦ 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
🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redwing and Fieldfare ✦ 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 — Redwing, Fieldfare, Goldeneye +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Redwing, Fieldfare, Goldeneye +72 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 — Narrow Buckler-fern, Lesser Celandine, Coltsfoot +89 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Narrow Buckler-fern, Lesser Celandine, Coltsfoot +89 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue +7 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue +7 more · last seen 2022
Free
Plants — Dandelion, Meadowsweet, Crowberry agg. +2 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
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
2,040 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,040 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Redwing · Whimbrel · Fieldfare · Goldeneye · Snow Bunting +45
Redwing Turdus iliacus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus Eider Somateria mollissima Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Curlew Numenius arquata Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Redshank Tringa totanus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Gannet Morus bassanus2024 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Little Tern Sternula albifrons Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Teal Anas crecca Raven Corvus corax2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Razorbill Alca torda2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2024 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2024 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2024 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2024 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2024 Dunlin Calidris alpina2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Grey Seal · Harbour Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Lesser Celandine · Coltsfoot · Common Scurvygrass · Marsh-marigold · Red Campion +11
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Common Scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Red Campion Silene dioica Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,040 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Redwing · Whimbrel · Fieldfare · Goldeneye · Snow Bunting +45
Redwing Turdus iliacus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus Eider Somateria mollissima Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Curlew Numenius arquata Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Redshank Tringa totanus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Gannet Morus bassanus2024 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Little Tern Sternula albifrons Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Teal Anas crecca Raven Corvus corax2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Razorbill Alca torda2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2024 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2024 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2024 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2024 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2024 Dunlin Calidris alpina2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Grey Seal · Harbour Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Lesser Celandine · Coltsfoot · Common Scurvygrass · Marsh-marigold · Red Campion +11
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Common Scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Red Campion Silene dioica Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Sea Campion Silene uniflora
Sea Campion Silene uniflora
Thrift Armeria maritima
Thrift Armeria maritima
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris 