Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome
Getting here
57.12899, -2.27703
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦93+ 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
- 🐦93+ 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 +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Red Squirrel, Badger, Roe Deer +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White, Ringlet +22 more · last seen 2020
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Broom Fork-moss +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km24 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 route768 m▾
Named routeRef 195Length 768 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 195Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,592 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,592 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspring
2026▾
Peregrine · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Mute Swan · Jackdaw +41
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- TealAnas crecca2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Springy Turf-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Woolly Fringe-moss · Racomitrium heterostichum +15
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum
- Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,592 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspring
2026▾
Peregrine · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Mute Swan · Jackdaw +41
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- TealAnas crecca2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Springy Turf-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Woolly Fringe-moss · Racomitrium heterostichum +15
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum
- Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hair-pointed Grimmia
Hair-pointed Grimmia
Grimmia trichophylla
Grimmia trichophylla
Common CrystalwortRiccia sorocarpaCommon CrystalwortRiccia sorocarpaFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2024Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2024Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus2024American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus2024Events & activities nearby
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