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Getting here
57.12615, -2.25907
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Little Ringed Plover
- ✦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
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Little Ringed Plover
- ✦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 — Peregrine, Little Ringed Plover, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Peregrine, Little Ringed Plover, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, 7-spot Ladybird, Ringlet +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Glittering Wood-moss +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km32 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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Rainbow on the Aberdeen Periphery Road at Gairnhill Wood
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Wildlife to spot
5,642 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,642 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPeregrine · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Kestrel · Robin +30
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Common Blue Damselfly
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Springy Turf-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Glittering Wood-moss · Heath Plait-moss · Fallacious Beard-moss +18
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
- Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Woolly Fringe-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,642 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPeregrine · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Kestrel · Robin +30
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Common Blue Damselfly
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Springy Turf-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Glittering Wood-moss · Heath Plait-moss · Fallacious Beard-moss +18
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
- Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Woolly Fringe-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Racomitrium lanuginosum
Racomitrium lanuginosum
Racomitrium 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 pulvinataBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus2024American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus2024