Hillend, Motte
✦ Ancient woodland
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Dogs welcome
Getting here
57.57045, -3.78563
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦108+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Cormorant
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦108+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Cormorant
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Cormorant, Herring Gull +105 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Carrion Crow, Cormorant, Herring Gull +105 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Snowdrop, Yew, Holly +18 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 route9.3 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 9.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route117 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,550 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,550 records · NBN AtlasCarrion Crow · Cormorant · Herring Gull · Redshank · Curlew
+103 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Red Squirrel · Mole · Badger · Brown Hare
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2024Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Mesembrina meridiana · Ringlet
🍄Fungi3 species
springsummerautumn
2024Shaggy Inkcap · Podosphaera spiraeae · Hare's Ear
Snowdrop · Yew · Holly · Common Chickweed · Ribwort Plantain
+16 more speciesHide species list
All 21 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- YewTaxus baccata
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Wall Screw-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,550 records · NBN AtlasCarrion Crow · Cormorant · Herring Gull · Redshank · Curlew
+103 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Red Squirrel · Mole · Badger · Brown Hare
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2024Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Mesembrina meridiana · Ringlet
🍄Fungi3 species
springsummerautumn
2024Shaggy Inkcap · Podosphaera spiraeae · Hare's Ear
Snowdrop · Yew · Holly · Common Chickweed · Ribwort Plantain
+16 more speciesHide species list
All 21 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- YewTaxus baccata
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Wall Screw-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tortula muralis
Tortula muralis
GroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataFew-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum2024Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Events & activities nearby
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