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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Getting here
57.12158, -2.24671
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ 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
- 🐦61+ 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 +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Little Grebe, Mallard, Moorhen +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Glittering Wood-moss, Neat Feather-moss +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Syrphus +4 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
16,778 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,778 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Little Grebe · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +39
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- TealAnas crecca
- CootFulica atra
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- 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
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Syrphus · Otiorhynchus armadillo · Common Blue Damselfly · Cantharis pellucida +2
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Phaonia angelicae
Springy Turf-moss · Fallacious Beard-moss · Common Haircap · Large White-moss · Red-stemmed Feather-moss +18
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
- Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
- Large White-mossLeucobryum glaucum
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Dilated Scalewort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,778 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Little Grebe · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +39
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- TealAnas crecca
- CootFulica atra
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- 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
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Syrphus · Otiorhynchus armadillo · Common Blue Damselfly · Cantharis pellucida +2
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Phaonia angelicae
Springy Turf-moss · Fallacious Beard-moss · Common Haircap · Large White-moss · Red-stemmed Feather-moss +18
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
- Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
- Large White-mossLeucobryum glaucum
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Dilated Scalewort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Phaonia angelicae
Phaonia angelicae
Frullania dilatata
Frullania dilatata
Urn 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 jutlandicumRacomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichumPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataHair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophyllaHair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophyllaThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumCommon CrystalwortRiccia sorocarpaCommon CrystalwortRiccia sorocarpaSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumGreat 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