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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whooper Swan and Goldeneye ✦ 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
🐦 82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whooper Swan and Goldeneye ✦ 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 — Whooper Swan, Goldeneye, Purple Sandpiper +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Whooper Swan, Goldeneye, Purple Sandpiper +79 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hard-fern, Crowberry agg., Heath Speedwell +28 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hard-fern, Crowberry agg., Heath Speedwell +28 more · last seen 2025
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🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Cheilosia illustrata, Scathophaga stercoraria · last seen 2025; Insects — Cheilosia illustrata, Scathophaga stercoraria · last seen 2025
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Orkney Prehistory Loop Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
2,699 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,699 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Whooper Swan · Goldeneye · Purple Sandpiper · Redwing · Pintail +28
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima Redwing Turdus iliacus Pintail Anas acuta Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Curlew Numenius arquata Teal Anas crecca Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Wigeon Mareca penelope Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Turnstone Arenaria interpres Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus Rook Corvus frugilegus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Redshank Tringa totanus Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Eider Somateria mollissima Dunlin Calidris alpina Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Gull Larus canus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis2024 Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hard-fern · Salmonberry · Slender St John's-wort · Heath Bedstraw · Heath Speedwell +17
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,699 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Whooper Swan · Goldeneye · Purple Sandpiper · Redwing · Pintail +28
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima Redwing Turdus iliacus Pintail Anas acuta Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Curlew Numenius arquata Teal Anas crecca Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Wigeon Mareca penelope Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Turnstone Arenaria interpres Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus Rook Corvus frugilegus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Redshank Tringa totanus Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Eider Somateria mollissima Dunlin Calidris alpina Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Gull Larus canus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis2024 Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hard-fern · Salmonberry · Slender St John's-wort · Heath Bedstraw · Heath Speedwell +17
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Devil's-bit Scabious
Devil's-bit Scabious
Succisa pratensis
Succisa pratensis
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago
Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago
Lesser Twayblade Neottia cordata
Lesser Twayblade Neottia cordata
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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