Advie Old Railway Station
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Dogs welcome
Getting here
57.39347, -3.45402
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Woodpigeon
- ✦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 — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Oystercatcher +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Oystercatcher +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Scotch Argus, Northern February Red, Red Admiral +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Sage, Soft-rush, Bracken +201 more · last seen 2017
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Speyside WayWalking route207 km▾
Named routeLength 207 kmNational walking route
Speyside Way (Tominoul Spur)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 79Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 79National Cycle Network
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Advie Station - long after Beeching's axe fell....
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Wildlife to spot
5,231 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,231 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Curlew · Oystercatcher +18
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Red Squirrel · Wild Cat Hybrid · Stoat
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2023
- StoatMustela erminea2022
Slow-worm
🐝Insects3 species
winterspring
2025▾
Green Tiger Beetle · Northern February Red · Anoplotrupes stercorosus
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Northern February RedBrachyptera putata2023
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Autumn Hawkbit · Heather · Heath Rush · Sweet Vernal-grass · Common Slender Eyebright +89
- Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Common Slender EyebrightEuphrasia micrantha
- Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
- Cowberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,231 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Curlew · Oystercatcher +18
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Red Squirrel · Wild Cat Hybrid · Stoat
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2023
- StoatMustela erminea2022
Slow-worm
🐝Insects3 species
winterspring
2025▾
Green Tiger Beetle · Northern February Red · Anoplotrupes stercorosus
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Northern February RedBrachyptera putata2023
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Autumn Hawkbit · Heather · Heath Rush · Sweet Vernal-grass · Common Slender Eyebright +89
- Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Common Slender EyebrightEuphrasia micrantha
- Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
- Cowberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Jointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaBristle Club-rushIsolepis setaceaBristle Club-rushIsolepis setaceaBrown BentAgrostis vinealisBrown BentAgrostis vinealisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaBlinksMontia fontanaBlinksMontia fontanaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaChickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaeaChickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaeaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaCommon Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalisCommon Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalisBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaBearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursiBearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursiGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumPill SedgeCarex piluliferaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumNew Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescensNew Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescensLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisNorway SprucePicea abiesNorway SprucePicea abiesDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisEuropean LarchLarix deciduaEuropean LarchLarix deciduaScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratensePrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustrisHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrumCrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrumLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum