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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
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56.62452, -3.23472
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Cateran Trail; Named hiking route nearby: Cateran Trail passes nearby 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Cateran Trail; Named hiking route nearby: Cateran Trail passes nearby 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Red-tailed Bumblebee +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Common Feather-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort +28 more · last seen 2023
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cateran Trail; Named hiking route nearby: Cateran Trail
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cateran Trail Walking route 104 km ▾
Blairgowrie
Named route Length 104 km Round trip National walking route
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Wildlife to spot
6,542 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,542 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Robin +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Martin Delichon urbicum Dipper Cinclus cinclus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goosander Mergus merganser Dunnock Prunella modularis Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Magpie Pica pica Merlin Falco columbarius Swift Apus apus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Nuthatch Sitta europaea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Skylark Alauda arvensis 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Wild Cat Hybrid · Mole +1
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Wild Cat Hybrid Felis silvestris x catus Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pterostichus niger · Bembidion tetracolum · Notiophilus biguttatus · Calathus melanocephalus · Common Sun Beetle +18
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus Calathus melanocephalus Calathus melanocephalus Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Trechus quadristriatus Trechus quadristriatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,542 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Robin +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Martin Delichon urbicum Dipper Cinclus cinclus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goosander Mergus merganser Dunnock Prunella modularis Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Magpie Pica pica Merlin Falco columbarius Swift Apus apus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Nuthatch Sitta europaea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Skylark Alauda arvensis 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Wild Cat Hybrid · Mole +1
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Wild Cat Hybrid Felis silvestris x catus Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pterostichus niger · Bembidion tetracolum · Notiophilus biguttatus · Calathus melanocephalus · Common Sun Beetle +18
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus Calathus melanocephalus Calathus melanocephalus Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Trechus quadristriatus Trechus quadristriatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rabbit
Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Stephostethus lardarius Stephostethus lardarius
Stephostethus lardarius Stephostethus lardarius
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)
Amara plebeja Amara plebeja
Amara plebeja Amara plebeja
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis
Cantharis rufa Cantharis rufa
Cantharis rufa Cantharis rufa
Hemicrepidius hirtus Hemicrepidius hirtus
Hemicrepidius hirtus Hemicrepidius hirtus
Micrambe ulicis Micrambe ulicis
Micrambe ulicis Micrambe ulicis
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis
Sitona sulcifrons Sitona sulcifrons
Sitona sulcifrons Sitona sulcifrons
Amara familiaris Amara familiaris
Amara familiaris Amara familiaris
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Bembidion lampros Bembidion lampros
Bembidion lampros Bembidion lampros
Amara ovata Amara ovata
Amara ovata Amara ovata
Amara communis Amara communis
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