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Dogs welcome
Getting here
57.15919, -2.08615
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Oystercatcher
- ✦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
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Oystercatcher
- ✦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 — Black-headed Gull, Oystercatcher, Herring Gull +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Oystercatcher, Herring Gull +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Endive Pellia, Hair-pointed Feather-moss, Capillary Thread-moss +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km86 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 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route169 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 169 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
32,746 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
32,746 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Teal · Robin · Oystercatcher · Magpie +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- TealAnas crecca
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects16 species
winterspring
2026▾
2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Melangyna lasiophthalma · Beech Leaf Miner · Orange Ladybird +11
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Melangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalma
- Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Phloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsii
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Palustriella commutata · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +9
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Palustriella commutataPalustriella commutata
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Overleaf Pellia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,746 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Teal · Robin · Oystercatcher · Magpie +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- TealAnas crecca
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects16 species
winterspring
2026▾
2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Melangyna lasiophthalma · Beech Leaf Miner · Orange Ladybird +11
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Melangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalma
- Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Phloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsii
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Palustriella commutata · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +9
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Palustriella commutataPalustriella commutata
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Overleaf Pellia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pellia epiphylla
Pellia epiphylla
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum