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Abergairn Castle

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📷 Nigel Corby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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57.06329, -3.05921

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
✦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

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Broken-belted Bumblebee, Bilberry Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Alpine Thread-moss, Pointed Spear-moss +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Meadowsweet Rust · last seen 2023

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ballater/Cambus o'May loopWalking route

Named routeRef YellowLocal walking route

CraigendarrochWalking route

Named routeRef RedLocal walking route

Riverside LoopWalking route

Named routeRef BlueLocal walking route

Deeside WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

AvenueWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Deeside WayCycling route

Named routeRef 195National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route3.4 km

Named routeRef 195Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 195Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route34 m

Named routeRef 195Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs

Main RouteCycling route172 m

Named routeRef 195Length 172 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route83 m

Named routeRef 195Length 83 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Scotland TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Ballater & Burn o'Vat CircularMountain bike route

Named routeRef 2

Ballater to Gairnshiel CircularMountain bike route

Named routeRef 3

Wildlife to spot

3,251 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,251 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Robin · Goldcrest +47

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SiskinSpinus spinus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea
CuckooCuculus canorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwiftApus apus
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Greylag GooseAnser anser

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2025

Bilberry Bumblebee · Conops quadrifasciatus · Sericomyia silentis · Sericomyia superbiens · Broken-belted Bumblebee +6

Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Sericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiens
Broken-belted BumblebeeBombus soroeensis
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
Red-legged Shieldbug

🌿

Plants13 species

spring

2025

Springy Turf-moss · Alpine Thread-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Silky Wall Feather-moss +8

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum
Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,251 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Robin · Goldcrest +47

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SiskinSpinus spinus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea
CuckooCuculus canorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwiftApus apus
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Greylag GooseAnser anser

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2025

Bilberry Bumblebee · Conops quadrifasciatus · Sericomyia silentis · Sericomyia superbiens · Broken-belted Bumblebee +6

Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Sericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiens
Broken-belted BumblebeeBombus soroeensis
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
Red-legged Shieldbug

🌿

Plants13 species

spring

2025

Springy Turf-moss · Alpine Thread-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Silky Wall Feather-moss +8

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum
Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Nigel Corby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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