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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Dogs welcome
Getting here
57.17331, -2.26766
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Pheasant
- ✦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
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Pheasant
- ✦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, Pheasant, Woodpigeon +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Roe Deer, Red Fox, Badger +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Common Pincushion +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Scaeva selenitica, Red-legged Shieldbug +1 more · 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
25 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
N/ACycling route425 m▾
Named routeLength 425 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route387 m▾
Named routeLength 387 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,681 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,681 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Raven +4
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RavenCorvus corax
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Barn OwlTyto alba
Roe Deer · Red Fox · Red Deer · Badger · Fallow Deer +6
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Wood Bristle-moss · Common Pincushion · Springy Turf-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Green Mountain Fringe-moss +13
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,681 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Raven +4
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RavenCorvus corax
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Barn OwlTyto alba
Roe Deer · Red Fox · Red Deer · Badger · Fallow Deer +6
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Wood Bristle-moss · Common Pincushion · Springy Turf-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Green Mountain Fringe-moss +13
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hare
Brown Hare
Lepus europaeus
Lepus europaeus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgarisRed SquirrelSciurus vulgarisWood MouseApodemus sylvaticusWood MouseApodemus sylvaticusBrown RatRattus norvegicusBrown RatRattus norvegicusDilated Scalewort
Dilated Scalewort
Frullania dilatata
Frullania dilatata
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeGlittering 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 rutabulumSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans