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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Getting here
56.55819, -4.00631
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Wren
- ✦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
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Wren
- ✦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 — Chaffinch, Wren, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broad Buckler-fern, Yellow Saxifrage, Grass +173 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Herald, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Orchid Beetle · last seen 2024
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rob Roy WayWalking route127 km▾
Long distance walk from Drymen on Loch Lomond to Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire.
Named routeLength 127 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Taymouth TrailWalking route4.8 km▾
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
River Tay WayWalking route▾
This is a newly proposed route.
Named routeLocal walking route
Ardtalnaig to AuchnafreeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Black Rock TrailWalking route▾
Good wide paths, inclines up to 20%
Named routeLocal walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
River Tay Way Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Combining portions of NCN 7 and 77 to provide a route between Kenmore and Dundee, roughly following the course of the River Tay
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route278 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 278 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route251 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 251 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route22 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,062 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,062 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Wren · Chaffinch · Robin · Meadow Pipit · Coal Tit +42
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- CurlewNumenius arquata2020
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2022
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2020
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2020
- Common GullLarus canus2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Red Squirrel · Beaver · Hedgehog
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- BeaverCastor fiber2020
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2020▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Orchid Beetle
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus
🌿Plants48 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Common Ragwort · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Common Hemp-Nettle agg. · Wild Cherry · Common Knapweed +43
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2021
- Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2020
- Wild CherryPrunus avium2019
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Common Cow-wheat
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,062 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Wren · Chaffinch · Robin · Meadow Pipit · Coal Tit +42
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- CurlewNumenius arquata2020
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2022
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2020
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2020
- Common GullLarus canus2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Red Squirrel · Beaver · Hedgehog
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- BeaverCastor fiber2020
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2020▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Orchid Beetle
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus
🌿Plants48 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Common Ragwort · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Common Hemp-Nettle agg. · Wild Cherry · Common Knapweed +43
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2021
- Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2020
- Wild CherryPrunus avium2019
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Common Cow-wheat
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melampyrum pratense
Melampyrum pratense
Grand-toothed HawkweedHieracium grandidensGrand-toothed HawkweedHieracium grandidensFlaxLinum usitatissimum2020FlaxLinum usitatissimum2020Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2020Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2020RedshankPersicaria maculosa2020RedshankPersicaria maculosa2020Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2020Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2020Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2020Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2020Common ChickweedStellaria media2020Common ChickweedStellaria media2020White MustardSinapis alba2020White MustardSinapis alba2020Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2020Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2020Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2020Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2020PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2020PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2020Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2020Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2020Fat-henChenopodium album2020Fat-henChenopodium album2020Lesser BurdockArctium minus2020Lesser BurdockArctium minus2020Capitate NotchwortLophozia excisa2020Capitate NotchwortLophozia excisa2020Cliff ScalewortPorella cordaeana2020Cliff ScalewortPorella cordaeana2020Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2019Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2019Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2019Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2019Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2019Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2019Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2019Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2019Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2019Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2019Wood FescueDrymochloa sylvatica2019Wood FescueDrymochloa sylvatica2019Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2019Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2019European LarchLarix decidua2019European LarchLarix decidua2019Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2019Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2019Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2019Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2019Mat-grassNardus stricta2019Mat-grassNardus stricta2019Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019HornbeamCarpinus betulus2019HornbeamCarpinus betulus2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019BugleAjuga reptans2019BugleAjuga reptans2019Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2019Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2019TutsanHypericum androsaemum2019TutsanHypericum androsaemum2019Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2019Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2019Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium alternifolium2019Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium alternifolium2019Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2019Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2019Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2019Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2019Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019