Aberlemno Churchyard Pictish Cross
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Getting here
56.68930, -2.78134
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Fieldfare
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 275m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Fieldfare
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 275m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldeneye, Fieldfare, Redwing +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Goldeneye, Fieldfare, Redwing +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stable Fly, Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata, Corixa panzeri +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bracken, European Larch, Foxglove +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Photos
Class II Pictish symbol stone in Aberlemno churchyard
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Wildlife to spot
2,059 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,059 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Goldeneye · Fieldfare · Redwing · Tree Sparrow · Robin +35
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- PintailAnas acuta2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
Pine Marten · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Squirrel
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Stable Fly · Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
- Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans
- Notonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculata2024
Bracken · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Aspen · European Larch · Yew +11
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- AspenPopulus tremula
- European LarchLarix decidua
- YewTaxus baccata
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,059 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Goldeneye · Fieldfare · Redwing · Tree Sparrow · Robin +35
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- PintailAnas acuta2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
Pine Marten · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Squirrel
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Stable Fly · Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
- Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans
- Notonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculata2024
Bracken · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Aspen · European Larch · Yew +11
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- AspenPopulus tremula
- European LarchLarix decidua
- YewTaxus baccata
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas