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Dogs welcome
Getting here
57.52050, -2.02165
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Moorhen
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Moorhen
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Moorhen, Mallard +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Moorhen, Mallard +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eupeodes corollae, Syrphus +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Cleavers, Rowan, Common Nettle +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Formartine and Buchan WayWalking route86 km▾
Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead
Named routeLength 86 kmNational walking route
1 signed route nearby
Route 197Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 197National Cycle Network
Photos
Path and camping field in Aden Country Park
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
6,768 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,768 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Moorhen · Mute Swan · Mallard · Robin · Carrion Crow +42
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwiftApus apus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus · Eristalis pertinax · Vine Weevil · Helophilus pendulus +4
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
- Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
Dandelion · Beech · Cleavers · Rowan · Honeysuckle +12
- DandelionTaraxacum
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- CleaversGalium aparine
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,768 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Moorhen · Mute Swan · Mallard · Robin · Carrion Crow +42
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwiftApus apus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus · Eristalis pertinax · Vine Weevil · Helophilus pendulus +4
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
- Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
Dandelion · Beech · Cleavers · Rowan · Honeysuckle +12
- DandelionTaraxacum
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- CleaversGalium aparine
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Polypody
Polypody
Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare
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