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Dogs welcome
Getting here
57.17778, -2.20795
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Robin
- ✦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 — House Sparrow, Robin, Chaffinch +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Chaffinch +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Common Green Grasshopper, Clay-coloured Weevil +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Waved Silk-moss, Creeping Fingerwort +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
60 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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Tidy country cottage at Newhills
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Wildlife to spot
5,706 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,706 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
House Sparrow · Robin · Dunnock · Chaffinch · Blackbird +22
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Rat
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Bibio pomonae · Melanostoma · Marmalade Hoverfly · Clay-coloured Weevil +19
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
- MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2025
- Xylota segnis
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Common Feather-moss +10
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,706 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
House Sparrow · Robin · Dunnock · Chaffinch · Blackbird +22
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Rat
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Bibio pomonae · Melanostoma · Marmalade Hoverfly · Clay-coloured Weevil +19
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
- MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2025
- Xylota segnis
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Common Feather-moss +10
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis2025
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearisDenticollis linearisDenticollis linearisPteroxanium kelloggiPteroxanium kelloggi2025Pteroxanium kelloggiPteroxanium kelloggi202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025PipizaPipiza2025PipizaPipiza2025Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2025Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2025Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica2025Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica2025Yellow-legged Black LegionnaireBeris morrisii2025Yellow-legged Black LegionnaireBeris morrisii2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025Silver-moss
Silver-moss
Bryum argenteum
Bryum argenteum
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralisGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralisBicoloured BryumBryum bicolorBicoloured BryumBryum bicolorGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025