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Getting here
57.17564, -2.19897
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦34+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦34+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird
- ✦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, Blackbird, Blue Tit +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Blue Tit +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Clay-coloured Weevil, Melanostoma +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +17 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
65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
City Centre<>Airport LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Deeside WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 195National Cycle Network
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
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Wildlife to spot
6,309 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,309 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
House Sparrow · Blackbird · Starling · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +19
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🦌Mammals6 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Field Vole · Red Fox +1
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Wood Mouse
🐸Amphibians1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Denticollis linearis · Bibio pomonae · Melanostoma · Marmalade Hoverfly +17
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
- Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
- MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Common Feather-moss +12
- 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
6,309 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
House Sparrow · Blackbird · Starling · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +19
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🦌Mammals6 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Field Vole · Red Fox +1
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Wood Mouse
🐸Amphibians1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Denticollis linearis · Bibio pomonae · Melanostoma · Marmalade Hoverfly +17
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
- Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
- MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Common Feather-moss +12
- 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
Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Apodemus sylvaticus2025
2025
2025
Pteroxanium kelloggiPteroxanium kelloggi2025Pteroxanium kelloggiPteroxanium kelloggi2025Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025PipizaPipiza2025PipizaPipiza2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2025Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2025Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica2025Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica2025Yellow-legged Black LegionnaireBeris morrisii2025Yellow-legged Black LegionnaireBeris morrisii2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025WirewormElateridae2025WirewormElateridae2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Calathus rotundicollisCalathus rotundicollis2025Calathus rotundicollisCalathus rotundicollis2025Silver-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 mantegazzianum2025Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2025Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2025Heart-leaved Spear-mossCalliergon cordifolium2025Heart-leaved Spear-mossCalliergon cordifolium2025