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Dogs welcome
Getting here
57.17393, -2.08407
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Oystercatcher
- ✦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
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Oystercatcher
- ✦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 — Robin, Oystercatcher, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Oystercatcher, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, 10-spot Ladybird +20 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Smoothcap, Crescent-cup Liverwort +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km82 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
City Centre<>Airport LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Deeside WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 195National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route169 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 169 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Common Field Speedwell (Veronica persica)
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Wildlife to spot
39,968 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
39,968 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Oystercatcher · Great Tit +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Great TitParus major
- TealAnas crecca
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
winterspring
2026▾
2-spot Ladybird · Phloiophilus edwardsii · 10-spot Ladybird · Melangyna lasiophthalma · Beech Leaf Miner +7
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Phloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsii
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Melangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalma
- Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi
- Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatus
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Smoothcap · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss +18
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
39,968 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Oystercatcher · Great Tit +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Great TitParus major
- TealAnas crecca
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
winterspring
2026▾
2-spot Ladybird · Phloiophilus edwardsii · 10-spot Ladybird · Melangyna lasiophthalma · Beech Leaf Miner +7
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Phloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsii
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Melangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalma
- Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi
- Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatus
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Smoothcap · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss +18
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Silky Wall Feather-moss
Silky Wall Feather-moss
Homalothecium sericeum
Homalothecium sericeum
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumShining HookeriaHookeria lucensShining HookeriaHookeria lucensCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumPalustriella commutataPalustriella commutataPalustriella commutataPalustriella commutataCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum