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Wass Wick Broch

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📷 Ian Balcombe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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59.08061, -3.02705

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Fulmar and Shag
✦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

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Fulmar and Shag
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Fulmar, Shag, Great Black-backed Gull +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Fulmar, Shag, Great Black-backed Gull +74 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 — Melobesioideae, Bush Vetch, Green Sea Fingers +119 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Melobesioideae, Bush Vetch, Green Sea Fingers +119 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Common Sorrel, Sheep's Sorrel +7 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Non-biting midges, Large Red Damselfly, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +11 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Non-biting midges, Large Red Damselfly, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +11 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Orkney Prehistory Loop RideCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Orkney Prehistory Loop RideCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,227 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,227 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

springsummer

2025

Fulmar · Shag · Common Gull · Hooded Crow · Swallow +52

FulmarFulmarus glacialis
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Common GullLarus canus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CurlewNumenius arquata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RavenCorvus corax
Common GuillemotUria aalge
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
RedshankTringa totanus
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
GannetMorus bassanus2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
GadwallMareca strepera
TealAnas crecca
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CootFulica atra
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
RazorbillAlca torda
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2024

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2024

Common Blue Damselfly · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Eristalis pertinax · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +1

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2023

🌿

Plants14 species

springsummer

2025

Lesser Trefoil · Bush Vetch · Butterbur · Kidney Vetch · Changing Forget-me-not +9

Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Bush VetchVicia sepium
ButterburPetasites hybridus
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,227 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

springsummer

2025

Fulmar · Shag · Common Gull · Hooded Crow · Swallow +52

FulmarFulmarus glacialis
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Common GullLarus canus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CurlewNumenius arquata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RavenCorvus corax
Common GuillemotUria aalge
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
RedshankTringa totanus
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
GannetMorus bassanus2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
GadwallMareca strepera
TealAnas crecca
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CootFulica atra
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
RazorbillAlca torda
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2024

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2024

Common Blue Damselfly · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Eristalis pertinax · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +1

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2023

🌿

Plants14 species

springsummer

2025

Lesser Trefoil · Bush Vetch · Butterbur · Kidney Vetch · Changing Forget-me-not +9

Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Bush VetchVicia sepium
ButterburPetasites hybridus
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Balcombe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Thing-Voll BrochHistoric site1.4 km→⛪Hackland ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→✦Broch or RoundhouseHistoric site1.6 km→✦Site of possible Viking houseHistoric site2.2 km→✦Knowe of Dishero BrochHistoric site2.4 km→✦Barrow (Prehistoric)Historic site2.8 km→

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