Aboyne Dinnet Parish Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🎠Play🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
57.07327, -2.78564
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Tree Bumblebee, Red Mason Bee, Common Carder Bee +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Knockie ViewpointWalking route▾
Named routeRef ViewpointLocal walking route
Chapel TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef CrossLocal walking route
Old PinesWalking route▾
Named routeRef Pine ConeLocal walking route
Deeside WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Fairy LochanWalking route▾
Named routeRef DragonflyLocal walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarland WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Deeside WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef DWLocal cycle route
Deeside WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 195National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route168 m▾
Named routeRef 195Length 168 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route38 m▾
Named routeRef 195Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route75 m▾
Named routeRef 195Length 75 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Scotland TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Aboyne-Dinnet Parish Church
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Wildlife to spot
12,687 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,687 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Rook · Jackdaw · Blackbird +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RavenCorvus corax
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Otter
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- OtterLutra lutra2025
7-spot Ladybird
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Greater Water-moss · Woolly Fringe-moss · Racomitrium heterostichum · Redshank · Hair-pointed Grimmia +4
- Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica
- Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum
- Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,687 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Rook · Jackdaw · Blackbird +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RavenCorvus corax
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Otter
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- OtterLutra lutra2025
7-spot Ladybird
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Greater Water-moss · Woolly Fringe-moss · Racomitrium heterostichum · Redshank · Hair-pointed Grimmia +4
- Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica
- Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum
- Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pointed Spear-moss
Pointed Spear-moss
Calliergonella cuspidata
Calliergonella cuspidata
Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum