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Getting here
57.17308, -2.12791
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 175m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 175m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, 10-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Fox-tail Feather-moss +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Formartine and Buchan WayWalking route86 km▾
Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead
Named routeLength 86 kmNational walking route
124 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
22,239 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,239 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird · Magpie +22
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- TealAnas crecca
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Phloiophilus edwardsii · 10-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Melangyna lasiophthalma · Orange Ladybird +4
- Phloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsii
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Melangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalma
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Anthonomus bituberculatusAnthonomus bituberculatus
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Fox-tail Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap · Dilated Scalewort +13
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
- Silky Wall Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,239 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird · Magpie +22
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- TealAnas crecca
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Phloiophilus edwardsii · 10-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Melangyna lasiophthalma · Orange Ladybird +4
- Phloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsii
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Melangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalma
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Anthonomus bituberculatusAnthonomus bituberculatus
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Fox-tail Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap · Dilated Scalewort +13
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
- Silky Wall Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata
Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagiBeech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagiCoelopa frigidaCoelopa frigidaCoelopa frigidaCoelopa frigidaHomalothecium sericeum
Homalothecium sericeum
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumPalustriella commutataPalustriella commutataPalustriella commutataPalustriella commutataCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum