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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
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Getting here
57.17318, -2.17996
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 168m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 168m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Clay-coloured Weevil, Larch Ladybird +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Intermediate Screw-moss, Giant Hogweed +5 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
108 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
3,729 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,729 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
House Sparrow · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Starling · Blue Tit +23
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Larch Ladybird · Denticollis linearis · Syrphus · 10-spot Ladybird +22
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025
- Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Giant Hogweed
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,729 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
House Sparrow · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Starling · Blue Tit +23
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Larch Ladybird · Denticollis linearis · Syrphus · 10-spot Ladybird +22
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025
- Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Giant Hogweed
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2025Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2025Pteroxanium kelloggiPteroxanium kelloggi2025Pteroxanium kelloggiPteroxanium kelloggi2025Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025Palloptera umbellatarumPalloptera umbellatarum2025Palloptera umbellatarumPalloptera umbellatarum2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata2025Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata2025Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2025Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Yellow-legged Black LegionnaireBeris morrisii2025Yellow-legged Black LegionnaireBeris morrisii2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Mesopsocus unipunctatusMesopsocus unipunctatus2025Mesopsocus unipunctatusMesopsocus unipunctatus2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Cinara (Cinara) piceaeCinara (Cinara) piceae2025Cinara (Cinara) piceaeCinara (Cinara) piceae2025