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Getting here
57.16257, -2.11728
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Smoothcap, Crescent-cup Liverwort +17 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
111 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 route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Tenements on Great Northern Road
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Wildlife to spot
31,070 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,070 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit +23
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TealAnas crecca
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects10 species
winterspring
2026▾
2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Beech Leaf Miner · Melangyna lasiophthalma · Orange Ladybird +5
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi
- Melangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalma
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Anthonomus bituberculatusAnthonomus bituberculatus
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Smoothcap · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Fox-tail Feather-moss · Dilated Scalewort +15
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
- Silky Wall Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,070 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit +23
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TealAnas crecca
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects10 species
winterspring
2026▾
2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Beech Leaf Miner · Melangyna lasiophthalma · Orange Ladybird +5
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi
- Melangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalma
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Anthonomus bituberculatusAnthonomus bituberculatus
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Smoothcap · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Fox-tail Feather-moss · Dilated Scalewort +15
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
- Silky Wall Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Homalothecium 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 muralisCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum