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Getting here
57.09013, -2.76195
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Tree Bumblebee, Red Mason Bee, Common Carder Bee +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Glittering Wood-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Bank Haircap +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Church walkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Deeside WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Fairy LochanWalking route▾
Named routeRef DragonflyLocal walking route
Fungle RoadWalking route14 km▾
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
Tarland Way (off-road route)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
18 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
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Wildlife to spot
8,692 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,692 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Rook · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Robin +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- 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
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- RavenCorvus corax
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Otter · Roe Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- OtterLutra lutra2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
🐝Insects4 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Conops quadrifasciatus · Sarcophaga · Leucozona lucorum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025
- SarcophagaSarcophaga2025
- Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2025
Glittering Wood-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Big Shaggy-moss · Bank Haircap · Red-stemmed Feather-moss +12
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
- Five-ranked Bog-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,692 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Rook · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Robin +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- 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
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- RavenCorvus corax
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Otter · Roe Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- OtterLutra lutra2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
🐝Insects4 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Conops quadrifasciatus · Sarcophaga · Leucozona lucorum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025
- SarcophagaSarcophaga2025
- Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2025
Glittering Wood-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Big Shaggy-moss · Bank Haircap · Red-stemmed Feather-moss +12
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
- Five-ranked Bog-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphagnum quinquefarium
Sphagnum quinquefarium
Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophyllaHair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophyllaSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusLesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatumLesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatumWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumCommon HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.Black Rock-mossAndreaea rupestrisBlack Rock-mossAndreaea rupestrisRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusGreater Water-mossFontinalis antipyreticaGreater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica