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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
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Getting here
57.12128, -2.24410
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ 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
- 🐦60+ 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, Moorhen +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Little Grebe, Mallard, Moorhen +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Glittering Wood-moss, Neat Feather-moss +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Syrphus, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km37 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 route305 m▾
Named routeRef 195Length 305 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
16,597 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,597 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Little Grebe · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +38
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- TealAnas crecca
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CootFulica atra
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- SwiftApus apus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Syrphus · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Otiorhynchus armadillo · Eristalis horticola · Hemicrepidius hirtus +5
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo
- Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola
- Hemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Common Blue Damselfly
🌿Plants19 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Springy Turf-moss · Common Haircap · Large White-moss · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Capillary Thread-moss +14
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
- Large White-mossLeucobryum glaucum
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,597 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Little Grebe · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +38
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- TealAnas crecca
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CootFulica atra
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- SwiftApus apus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Syrphus · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Otiorhynchus armadillo · Eristalis horticola · Hemicrepidius hirtus +5
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo
- Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola
- Hemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Common Blue Damselfly
🌿Plants19 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Springy Turf-moss · Common Haircap · Large White-moss · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Capillary Thread-moss +14
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
- Large White-mossLeucobryum glaucum
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucidaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaPhaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicaeUrn HaircapPogonatum urnigerumUrn HaircapPogonatum urnigerumHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralisGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralisWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus