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Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
58.37443, -3.18423
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Skylark
- ✦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
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Skylark
- ✦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 — Starling, Skylark, Meadow Pipit +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Starling, Skylark, Meadow Pipit +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Large Red Damselfly +26 more · last seen 2018
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Crowberry agg., Heath Rush, Primrose +152 more · last seen 2017
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Lybster to Whaligoe)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG11Local walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Whaligoe to Wick)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG12Local walking route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
900 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
900 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2025▾
Tufted Duck · Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Stonechat · Greylag Goose +34
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Common GullLarus canus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- HoopoeUpupa epops
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2020
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
- RavenCorvus corax2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2020
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2019
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2019
Bottle Sedge · Bush Vetch · American Willowherb · Common Sorrel · Cock's-foot +131
- Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
- DaisyBellis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
900 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2025▾
Tufted Duck · Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Stonechat · Greylag Goose +34
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Common GullLarus canus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- HoopoeUpupa epops
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2020
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
- RavenCorvus corax2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2020
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2019
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2019
Bottle Sedge · Bush Vetch · American Willowherb · Common Sorrel · Cock's-foot +131
- Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
- DaisyBellis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
