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Ardross Castle

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
✦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

🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Redshank +103 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Redshank +103 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bracken, Kidney Vetch, Greater Plantain +24 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bracken, Kidney Vetch, Greater Plantain +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Hogweed, Bramble, Meadowsweet

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km

Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

10,986 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,986 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

autumnwinter

2025

Cormorant · Oystercatcher · Eider · Herring Gull · Redshank +65

CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
EiderSomateria mollissima
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedshankTringa totanus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CurlewNumenius arquata
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
JackdawColoeus monedula
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Common GullLarus canus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RookCorvus frugilegus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GannetMorus bassanus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Common TernSterna hirundo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RazorbillAlca torda
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
SanderlingCalidris alba
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunlinCalidris alpina
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RavenCorvus corax
House MartinDelichon urbicum
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
GoosanderMergus merganser

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Seal · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Harbour Seal · Common Dolphin

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Sea Rocket

Sea RocketCakile maritima

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,986 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

autumnwinter

2025

Cormorant · Oystercatcher · Eider · Herring Gull · Redshank +65

CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
EiderSomateria mollissima
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedshankTringa totanus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CurlewNumenius arquata
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
JackdawColoeus monedula
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Common GullLarus canus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RookCorvus frugilegus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GannetMorus bassanus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Common TernSterna hirundo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RazorbillAlca torda
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
SanderlingCalidris alba
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunlinCalidris alpina
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RavenCorvus corax
House MartinDelichon urbicum
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
GoosanderMergus merganser

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Seal · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Harbour Seal · Common Dolphin

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Sea Rocket

Sea RocketCakile maritima

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jim Barton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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