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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
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Getting here
57.11878, -2.20751
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Martin and Chiffchaff
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 285m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Martin and Chiffchaff
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 285m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Martin, Chiffchaff, Collared Dove +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — House Martin, Chiffchaff, Collared Dove +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Heath Plait-moss, Common Feather-moss +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Causey MounthWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 route15 m▾
Named routeRef 195Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 195Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 195Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Treed residential area south of Ladyhill
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Wildlife to spot
17,913 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,913 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCollared Dove · Goldfinch · Robin · Tree Sparrow · Wren +30
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Red Squirrel · Wood Mouse
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Syrphus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- SyrphusSyrphus
Springy Turf-moss · Common Feather-moss · Heath Plait-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss +22
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
- Creeping Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,913 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCollared Dove · Goldfinch · Robin · Tree Sparrow · Wren +30
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Red Squirrel · Wood Mouse
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Syrphus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- SyrphusSyrphus
Springy Turf-moss · Common Feather-moss · Heath Plait-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss +22
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
- Creeping Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Amblystegium serpens
Amblystegium serpens
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusLarge White-mossLeucobryum glaucumLarge White-mossLeucobryum glaucumRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataUrn HaircapPogonatum urnigerumUrn HaircapPogonatum urnigerumHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa