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▾ 🐦 37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Fulmar and Oystercatcher 🍄 Mushroom 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
🐦 37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Fulmar and Oystercatcher 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Rhizocarpon geographicum, Common Orange Lichen +12 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Rhizocarpon geographicum, Common Orange Lichen +12 more · last seen 2013
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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Fulmar, Oystercatcher, Shag +34 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Fulmar, Oystercatcher, Shag +34 more · last seen 2025
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Birds — Fulmar, Oystercatcher, Shag +34 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Fulmar, Oystercatcher, Shag +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
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Vementry Path Walking route ▾
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Show on map Little Ayre to Hams circular Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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The Hams Track Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
105 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 105 records · National Biodiversity Network Fulmar · Shag · Oystercatcher · Black Guillemot · Arctic Tern +32
Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Shag Gulosus aristotelis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2011 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2011 Rock Dove Columba livia Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Raven Corvus corax Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2011 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2011 Eider Somateria mollissima2010 Greylag Goose Anser anser Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2011 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2011 Wigeon Mareca penelope2011 Curlew Numenius arquata2011 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2011 Gannet Morus bassanus Shetland Wren Troglodytes troglodytes zetlandicus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2013 Razorbill Alca torda2011 Teal Anas crecca2011 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2011 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2011 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2011 Skylark Alauda arvensis2010 Common Gull Larus canus2010 Redshank Tringa totanus2010 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2010 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2010 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2010 Puffin Fratercula arctica2010 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2010 Common Orange Lichen · Lecanora polytropa · Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. · Rhizocarpon geographicum · Sphaerophorus globosus +10
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina Lecanora polytropa Lecanora polytropa Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. Rhizocarpon geographicum Rhizocarpon geographicum Sphaerophorus globosus Sphaerophorus globosus Ochrolechia frigida f. frigida Ochrolechia frigida f. frigida Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 105 records · National Biodiversity Network Fulmar · Shag · Oystercatcher · Black Guillemot · Arctic Tern +32
Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Shag Gulosus aristotelis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2011 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2011 Rock Dove Columba livia Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Raven Corvus corax Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2011 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2011 Eider Somateria mollissima2010 Greylag Goose Anser anser Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2011 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2011 Wigeon Mareca penelope2011 Curlew Numenius arquata2011 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2011 Gannet Morus bassanus Shetland Wren Troglodytes troglodytes zetlandicus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2013 Razorbill Alca torda2011 Teal Anas crecca2011 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2011 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2011 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2011 Skylark Alauda arvensis2010 Common Gull Larus canus2010 Redshank Tringa totanus2010 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2010 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2010 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2010 Puffin Fratercula arctica2010 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2010 Common Orange Lichen · Lecanora polytropa · Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. · Rhizocarpon geographicum · Sphaerophorus globosus +10
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina Lecanora polytropa Lecanora polytropa Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. Rhizocarpon geographicum Rhizocarpon geographicum Sphaerophorus globosus Sphaerophorus globosus Ochrolechia frigida f. frigida Ochrolechia frigida f. frigida Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cladonia subcervicornis
Cladonia subcervicornis
Cladonia subcervicornis
Cladonia subcervicornis
Parmelia omphalodes Parmelia omphalodes
Parmelia omphalodes Parmelia omphalodes
Dermatocarpon miniatum Dermatocarpon miniatum
Dermatocarpon miniatum Dermatocarpon miniatum
Sea Ivory Ramalina siliquosa
Sea Ivory Ramalina siliquosa
Rhizocarpon reductum Rhizocarpon reductum
Rhizocarpon reductum Rhizocarpon reductum
Anaptychia runcinata Anaptychia runcinata
Anaptychia runcinata Anaptychia runcinata
Porpidia crustulata Porpidia crustulata
Porpidia crustulata Porpidia crustulata
Leptogium britannicum Leptogium britannicum
Leptogium britannicum Leptogium britannicum
Cladonia rangiformis Cladonia rangiformis
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