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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Getting here
57.11999, -2.22691
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Grebe and Mallard
- ✦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
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Grebe and Mallard
- ✦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 — Little Grebe, Mallard, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Little Grebe, Mallard, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Heath Plait-moss +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Syrphus, Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter +9 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
36 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 route641 m▾
Named routeRef 195Length 641 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route15 m▾
Named routeRef 195Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route768 m▾
Named routeRef 195Length 768 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
18,565 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,565 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Mallard · Little Grebe · Robin · Woodpigeon · Teal +35
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- TealAnas crecca
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- SwiftApus apus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- CootFulica atra
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Syrphus · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Larch Ladybird +4
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo
- Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola
Springy Turf-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Heath Plait-moss · Common Haircap +20
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
- Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- Forked Veilwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,565 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Mallard · Little Grebe · Robin · Woodpigeon · Teal +35
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- TealAnas crecca
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- SwiftApus apus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- CootFulica atra
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Syrphus · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Larch Ladybird +4
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo
- Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola
Springy Turf-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Heath Plait-moss · Common Haircap +20
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
- Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- Forked Veilwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Metzgeria furcata
Metzgeria furcata
Even ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaGreater 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 alopecurumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa