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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
- ✦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
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
- ✦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 — Robin, Chaffinch, Coal Tit +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Coal Tit +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Dalopius marginatus, Tree Bumblebee +136 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Few-flowered Sedge, Bitter-vetch, Mat-grass +300 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Northern Highlands)Mountain bike route166.4 km▾
Named routeLength 166.4 kmNational Cycle Network
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Woodland above Aigas Loch
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Wildlife to spot
5,439 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,439 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Dunnock · Coal Tit · Chaffinch · Tawny Owl
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Common Shrew
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
Common Lizard · Adder · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Bee Beetle · Twin-lobed Deerfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Greater Horntail Wasp · Deer Ked +28
- Bee BeetleTrichius fasciatus
- Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas
- Deer KedLipoptena cervi
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Bell Heather · Marsh Foxtail · Rosebay Willowherb · Round-leaved Sundew · Marsh Pennywort +103
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea
- Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
- Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
- Heather
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,439 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Dunnock · Coal Tit · Chaffinch · Tawny Owl
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Common Shrew
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
Common Lizard · Adder · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Bee Beetle · Twin-lobed Deerfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Greater Horntail Wasp · Deer Ked +28
- Bee BeetleTrichius fasciatus
- Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas
- Deer KedLipoptena cervi
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Bell Heather · Marsh Foxtail · Rosebay Willowherb · Round-leaved Sundew · Marsh Pennywort +103
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea
- Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
- Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
- Heather
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calluna vulgaris
Calluna vulgaris
Hard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisRubus leptothyrsosRubus leptothyrsosRubus leptothyrsosRubus leptothyrsosBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaFew-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinquefloraFew-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinquefloraCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraFew-flowered SedgeCarex paucifloraFew-flowered SedgeCarex paucifloraCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisJuniperJuniperus communisJuniperJuniperus communisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBog-myrtleMyrica galeBog-myrtleMyrica galeSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixWhite Water-lilyNymphaea albaWhite Water-lilyNymphaea albaBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisImperforate St John's-wortHypericum maculatumImperforate St John's-wortHypericum maculatumHercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicumHercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumRubus furvicolorRubus furvicolorRubus furvicolorRubus furvicolorLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaSkullcapScutellaria galericulataSkullcapScutellaria galericulataSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaBroad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natansBroad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natansFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaPolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgareDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisElymus repens subsp. repens f. aristatusElymus repens subsp. repens f. aristatusElymus repens subsp. repens f. aristatusElymus repens subsp. repens f. aristatusCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masWood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralisWood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralisSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisSlender RushJuncus tenuisSlender RushJuncus tenuisMarsh CinquefoilComarum palustreMarsh CinquefoilComarum palustreCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisViper's-buglossEchium vulgareViper's-buglossEchium vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisAllseedLinum radiolaAllseedLinum radiolaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusDioecious SedgeCarex dioicaDioecious SedgeCarex dioicaCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusPill SedgeCarex piluliferaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaTrichophorumTrichophorumTrichophorumTrichophorumHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumFlea SedgeCarex pulicarisFlea SedgeCarex pulicarisTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaMarsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustrisMarsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustrisWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatilePurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratense