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Getting here
57.18150, -2.22765
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦42+ 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
- 🐦42+ 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 +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Roe Deer, Red Fox, Rabbit +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Meliscaeva cinctella, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Waved Silk-moss, Neat Feather-moss +40 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
56 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
7,623 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,623 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw +11
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Roe Deer · Red Fox · Red Deer · Fallow Deer · Muntjac +6
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
10-spot Ladybird
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Springy Turf-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Fallacious Beard-moss · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +22
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,623 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw +11
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Roe Deer · Red Fox · Red Deer · Fallow Deer · Muntjac +6
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
10-spot Ladybird
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Springy Turf-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Fallacious Beard-moss · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +22
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badger
Badger
Meles meles
Meles meles
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticusWood MouseApodemus sylvaticusRed SquirrelSciurus vulgarisRed SquirrelSciurus vulgarisBrown RatRattus norvegicusBrown RatRattus norvegicusCommon Feather-moss
Common Feather-moss
Kindbergia praelonga
Kindbergia praelonga
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiNodding Thread-mossPohlia nutansNodding Thread-mossPohlia nutansGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralisGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralisDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesBicoloured BryumBryum bicolorBicoloured BryumBryum bicolor