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🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal🌿 Foraging
Dogs welcome
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58.78343, -2.98139
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Oystercatcher 🌿 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
🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Oystercatcher 🌿 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 — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Common Gull +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Common Gull +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Tormentil, Red Clover, Common Butterwort +288 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Tormentil, Red Clover, Common Butterwort +288 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Crowberry, Common Nettle +16 more foraging species
Varies
Birds — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Common Gull +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Common Gull +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue, Formica lemani, Green-veined White +36 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Blue, Formica lemani, Green-veined White +36 more · last seen 2024
Free
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
1,633 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,633 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Wren · Curlew · Oystercatcher · Common Gull +44
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common Gull Larus canus Redshank Tringa totanus Rock Dove Columba livia Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackbird Turdus merula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Greylag Goose Anser anser Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix House Sparrow Passer domesticus Gannet Morus bassanus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Snipe Gallinago gallinago Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Wigeon Mareca penelope Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Raven Corvus corax Sanderling Calidris alba Greenshank Tringa nebularia Linnet Linaria cannabina Sand Martin Riparia riparia White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2024 Broad Centurion · Cheilosia illustrata
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata 🌿 Plants 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Twayblade · Coltsfoot · Carnation Sedge · Heath Bedstraw · Corn Spurrey +15
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata2024 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2024 Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2024 Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis2024 Marsh Willowherb Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,633 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Wren · Curlew · Oystercatcher · Common Gull +44
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common Gull Larus canus Redshank Tringa totanus Rock Dove Columba livia Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackbird Turdus merula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Greylag Goose Anser anser Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix House Sparrow Passer domesticus Gannet Morus bassanus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Snipe Gallinago gallinago Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Wigeon Mareca penelope Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Raven Corvus corax Sanderling Calidris alba Greenshank Tringa nebularia Linnet Linaria cannabina Sand Martin Riparia riparia White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2024 Broad Centurion · Cheilosia illustrata
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata 🌿 Plants 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Twayblade · Coltsfoot · Carnation Sedge · Heath Bedstraw · Corn Spurrey +15
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata2024 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2024 Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2024 Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis2024 Marsh Willowherb Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epilobium palustre2024
Epilobium palustre2024
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2024
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2024
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2024
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2024
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2024
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2024
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2024
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2024
Mountain Everlasting Antennaria dioica2024
Mountain Everlasting Antennaria dioica2024
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2024
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2024
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2024
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2024
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2024
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris2024
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum2023
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum2023
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2023
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2023
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.2023
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.2023 