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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Dogs welcome
Getting here
57.16319, -2.25649
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ✦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 — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Roe Deer, Red Fox, Red Deer +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme, Neat Feather-moss +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Green Grasshopper · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Formartine and Buchan WayWalking route86 km▾
Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead
Named routeLength 86 kmNational walking route
The Robbers TrailWalking route2.3 km▾
Named routeLength 2.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Beech Tree TrailWalking route1.3 km▾
Named routeLength 1.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
City Centre<>Airport LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route77 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Entrance to farm buildings at Borrowstone
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Wildlife to spot
5,964 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,964 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Pheasant · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +19
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RavenCorvus corax
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Barn OwlTyto alba
Roe Deer · Red Fox · Red Deer · Fallow Deer · Badger +6
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2025
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
Springy Turf-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme · Neat Feather-moss · Green Mountain Fringe-moss · Broom Fork-moss +10
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,964 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Pheasant · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +19
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RavenCorvus corax
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Barn OwlTyto alba
Roe Deer · Red Fox · Red Deer · Fallow Deer · Badger +6
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2025
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
Springy Turf-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme · Neat Feather-moss · Green Mountain Fringe-moss · Broom Fork-moss +10
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dilated Scalewort
Dilated Scalewort
Frullania dilatata
Frullania dilatata
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2025Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2025