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Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
56.73930, -3.02479
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Lapwing
- ✦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
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Lapwing
- ✦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, Lapwing, Jackdaw +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Red Squirrel, Roe Deer, Rabbit +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — December Moth, Spruce Carpet, Winter Moth +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Heath Speedwell, Creeping Buttercup +177 more · last seen 2017
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Airlie MonumentWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
River Esk and Sawmill WalkWalking route▾
Minister's PathWalking route▾
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,521 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,521 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLapwing · Mistle Thrush · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +36
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2019
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- RavenCorvus corax2020
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2020
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- DunnockPrunella modularis2020
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- Rock DoveColumba livia2020
- CurlewNumenius arquata2019
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- JayGarrulus glandarius2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- DipperCinclus cinclus2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- GoosanderMergus merganser2020
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2020
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Wild Cat Hybrid · Brown Hare +2
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2018
- Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cheilosia illustrata · Eristalis pertinax · Chrysogaster solstitialis · Meliscaeva cinctella · Yellow Evening Hawk +2
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Yellow Evening HawkEphemerella notata2023
- Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Hazel · Broad Buckler-fern · Wych Elm · Ash · Bird Cherry +16
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Wych ElmUlmus glabra
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Bird CherryPrunus padus
- PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,521 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLapwing · Mistle Thrush · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +36
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2019
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- RavenCorvus corax2020
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2020
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- DunnockPrunella modularis2020
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- Rock DoveColumba livia2020
- CurlewNumenius arquata2019
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- JayGarrulus glandarius2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- DipperCinclus cinclus2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- GoosanderMergus merganser2020
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2020
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Wild Cat Hybrid · Brown Hare +2
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2018
- Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cheilosia illustrata · Eristalis pertinax · Chrysogaster solstitialis · Meliscaeva cinctella · Yellow Evening Hawk +2
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Yellow Evening HawkEphemerella notata2023
- Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Hazel · Broad Buckler-fern · Wych Elm · Ash · Bird Cherry +16
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Wych ElmUlmus glabra
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Bird CherryPrunus padus
- PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Glyphotaelius pellucidus2023
Glyphotaelius pellucidus2023
Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2019Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2019Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaWood MelickMelica unifloraWood MelickMelica unifloraAspenPopulus tremulaAspenPopulus tremulaMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucuparia