Abbey Church (Remains of)
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
56.54312, -3.26457
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Beaver, Red Squirrel +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ectopsocus petersi, Silver-Green Leaf Weevil, Clay-coloured Weevil +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Garden Lady's-mantle, Giant Blackberry, Wych Elm +133 more · last seen 2024
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ardblair TrailWalking route▾
Photos
Remains of the Abbey Gatehouse
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
6,762 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,762 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Blackbird · Little Egret +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Great TitParus major
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Vine Weevil · Woolly Apple Aphid · Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +11
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024
- Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2024
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Lady's mantle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,762 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Blackbird · Little Egret +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Great TitParus major
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Vine Weevil · Woolly Apple Aphid · Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +11
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024
- Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2024
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Lady's mantle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
2024
2024
Temnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilis2024Temnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilis2024Loricula elegantulaLoricula elegantula2024Loricula elegantulaLoricula elegantula2024Peripsocus subfasciatusPeripsocus subfasciatus2024Peripsocus subfasciatusPeripsocus subfasciatus2024Reuterella helvimaculaReuterella helvimacula2024Reuterella helvimaculaReuterella helvimacula2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus202410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024Silver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatus2024Silver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatus2024Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2023Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2023