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Auchmedden Church

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 359m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 359m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Peregrine, Herring Gull, Eider +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Herring Gull, Eider +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Lesser Celandine, encrusting algae indet., Alga +31 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, encrusting algae indet., Alga +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Cantharis pellucida, Common Green Grasshopper, Syrphus +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cantharis pellucida, Common Green Grasshopper, Syrphus +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Ramsons, Beech, Wood-sorrel +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennan to New AberdourWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

2,842 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,842 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds93 species

spring

2025

Peregrine · Herring Gull · Fulmar · Shag · Kittiwake +88

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
EiderSomateria mollissima
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RazorbillAlca torda
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
GannetMorus bassanus
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
PuffinFratercula arctica2024
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
SwallowHirundo rustica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
DipperCinclus cinclus2021
RedshankTringa totanus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
MagpiePica pica2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
QuailCoturnix coturnix
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
MerlinFalco columbarius
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2022
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2022
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2021
CurlewNumenius arquata2019
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Little AukAlle alle2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2020
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2020
DunnockPrunella modularis2018
Stock DoveColumba oenas2017
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2016
SnipeGallinago gallinago2016
GoshawkAstur gentilis
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2020
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
TealAnas crecca2020
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2019
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2018
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2016
PochardAythya ferina2015
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2015
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2015

🦌

Mammals12 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Grey Seal · American Mink · Badger · Wild Cat Hybrid · Bottle-nosed Dolphin +7

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2024
American MinkNeovison vison2018
BadgerMeles meles2021
Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2024
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena2022
Killer WhaleOrcinus orca2022
Feral CatFelis catus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
OtterLutra lutra2020
MoleTalpa europaea2015

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐟

Fish2 species

autumn

2019

Norway Bullhead · Sea Scorpion

Norway BullheadMicrenophrys lilljeborgii
Sea ScorpionTaurulus bubalis

🐝

Insects14 species

springsummer

2025

Cantharis pellucida · Syrphus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Scaeva pyrastri · Eristalis pertinax +9

Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
SyrphusSyrphus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2024
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Empis lividaEmpis livida2024
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2023
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2023
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017

🌿

Plants99 species

autumn

2026

Rubus furvicolor · Purple Saxifrage · Hairy Bramble · Tall Fescue · Sea Spleenwort +94

Rubus furvicolorRubus furvicolor2021
Purple SaxifrageSaxifraga oppositifolia2019
Hairy BrambleRubus radula2021
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2018
Sea SpleenwortAsplenium marinum2019
JuniperJuniperus communis2019
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2019
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2018
AshFraxinus excelsior2018
RoserootRhodiola rosea2018
Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2018
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2018
ThriftArmeria maritima2018
HemlockConium maculatum2018
Curled DockRumex crispus2018
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2018
White CloverTrifolium repens2018
Fragrant AgrimonyAgrimonia procera2018
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
encrusting algae indet.encrusting algae indet.2019
AlgaAlgae2019
Small PondweedPotamogeton berchtoldii2019
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2019
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2019
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2019
AspenPopulus tremula2019
Field MapleAcer campestre2019
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2019
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2019
Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea2019
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2018
Red CampionSilene dioica2018
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2018
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2018
Common NettleUrtica dioica2018
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2018
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2018
EyebrightEuphrasia2018
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2018
YarrowAchillea millefolium2018
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2018
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2018
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2018
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2018
AlderAlnus glutinosa2018
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2018
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2018
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2018
Monkeyflower SpeciesErythranthe2018
GorseUlex europaeus2018
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2018
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2018
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2018
CleaversGalium aparine2018
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2018
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2018
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2018
Common ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalis2018
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2018
Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2018
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2018
Sea CampionSilene uniflora2018
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2018
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2018
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2018
Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides2018
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2018
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2018
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2018
Common CouchElymus repens2018
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2018
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2018
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2018
BroomCytisus scoparius2018
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2018
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2018
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2018
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2018
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2018
Greater PlantainPlantago major2018
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2018
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2018
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2018
Common Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritima2018
RamsonsAllium ursinum2018
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2018
HazelCorylus avellana2018
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2017
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2017
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2017
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2017
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2017
BeechFagus sylvatica2017
SpiraeaSpiraea2017
Mat-grassNardus stricta2017
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,842 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds93 species

spring

2025

Peregrine · Herring Gull · Fulmar · Shag · Kittiwake +88

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
EiderSomateria mollissima
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RazorbillAlca torda
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
GannetMorus bassanus
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
PuffinFratercula arctica2024
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
SwallowHirundo rustica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
DipperCinclus cinclus2021
RedshankTringa totanus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
MagpiePica pica2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
QuailCoturnix coturnix
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
MerlinFalco columbarius
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2022
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2022
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2021
CurlewNumenius arquata2019
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Little AukAlle alle2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2020
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2020
DunnockPrunella modularis2018
Stock DoveColumba oenas2017
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2016
SnipeGallinago gallinago2016
GoshawkAstur gentilis
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2020
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
TealAnas crecca2020
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2019
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2018
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2016
PochardAythya ferina2015
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2015
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2015

🦌

Mammals12 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Grey Seal · American Mink · Badger · Wild Cat Hybrid · Bottle-nosed Dolphin +7

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2024
American MinkNeovison vison2018
BadgerMeles meles2021
Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2024
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena2022
Killer WhaleOrcinus orca2022
Feral CatFelis catus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
OtterLutra lutra2020
MoleTalpa europaea2015

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐟

Fish2 species

autumn

2019

Norway Bullhead · Sea Scorpion

Norway BullheadMicrenophrys lilljeborgii
Sea ScorpionTaurulus bubalis

🐝

Insects14 species

springsummer

2025

Cantharis pellucida · Syrphus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Scaeva pyrastri · Eristalis pertinax +9

Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
SyrphusSyrphus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2024
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Empis lividaEmpis livida2024
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2023
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2023
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017

🌿

Plants99 species

autumn

2026

Rubus furvicolor · Purple Saxifrage · Hairy Bramble · Tall Fescue · Sea Spleenwort +94

Rubus furvicolorRubus furvicolor2021
Purple SaxifrageSaxifraga oppositifolia2019
Hairy BrambleRubus radula2021
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2018
Sea SpleenwortAsplenium marinum2019
JuniperJuniperus communis2019
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2019
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2018
AshFraxinus excelsior2018
RoserootRhodiola rosea2018
Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2018
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2018
ThriftArmeria maritima2018
HemlockConium maculatum2018
Curled DockRumex crispus2018
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2018
White CloverTrifolium repens2018
Fragrant AgrimonyAgrimonia procera2018
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
encrusting algae indet.encrusting algae indet.2019
AlgaAlgae2019
Small PondweedPotamogeton berchtoldii2019
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2019
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2019
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2019
AspenPopulus tremula2019
Field MapleAcer campestre2019
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2019
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2019
Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea2019
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2018
Red CampionSilene dioica2018
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2018
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2018
Common NettleUrtica dioica2018
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2018
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2018
EyebrightEuphrasia2018
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2018
YarrowAchillea millefolium2018
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2018
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2018
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2018
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2018
AlderAlnus glutinosa2018
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2018
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2018
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2018
Monkeyflower SpeciesErythranthe2018
GorseUlex europaeus2018
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2018
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2018
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2018
CleaversGalium aparine2018
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2018
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2018
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2018
Common ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalis2018
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2018
Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2018
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2018
Sea CampionSilene uniflora2018
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2018
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2018
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2018
Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides2018
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2018
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2018
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2018
Common CouchElymus repens2018
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2018
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2018
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2018
BroomCytisus scoparius2018
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2018
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2018
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2018
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2018
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2018
Greater PlantainPlantago major2018
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2018
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2018
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2018
Common Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritima2018
RamsonsAllium ursinum2018
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2018
HazelCorylus avellana2018
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2017
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2017
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2017
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2017
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2017
BeechFagus sylvatica2017
SpiraeaSpiraea2017
Mat-grassNardus stricta2017
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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