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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome
Getting here
57.17959, -2.25235
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦37+ 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
- 🐦37+ 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 +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Roe Deer, Red Fox, Badger +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Meliscaeva cinctella, Xylota segnis +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Waved Silk-moss, Neat Feather-moss +30 more · last seen 2026
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
47 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 route10 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,199 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,199 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin +8
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
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
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
10-spot Ladybird
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Springy Turf-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Fallacious Beard-moss +11
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
- Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,199 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin +8
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
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
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
10-spot Ladybird
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Springy Turf-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Fallacious Beard-moss +11
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
- Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hare
Brown Hare
Lepus europaeus
Lepus europaeus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticusWood MouseApodemus sylvaticusRed SquirrelSciurus vulgarisRed SquirrelSciurus vulgarisBrown RatRattus norvegicusBrown RatRattus norvegicusGreen Mountain Fringe-moss
Green Mountain Fringe-moss
Racomitrium fasciculare
Racomitrium fasciculare
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides