✦ Historic site

Spittal of Glenshee Hotel

✦ Ancient woodland

📷 Peter Moore · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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56.81226, -3.45895

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Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Common Gull, Red Grouse (scotica), Curlew +73 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Common Gull, Red Grouse (scotica), Curlew +73 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Foraging

Strong match

Varies

Plants — Hogweed, Bilberry, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +19 more foraging species

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Upland Summer Mayfly, Northern Silver-stiletto, Leuctra hippopus +79 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Alpine Lady's-mantle, Grass, Annual Meadow-grass +246 more · last seen 2023

Heritage

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Free

Historic site

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Cateran TrailWalking route104 km▾

Blairgowrie

Named routeLength 104 kmRound tripNational walking route

About this historic site

Spittal of Glenshee Hotel is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.

Wildlife to spot

1,280 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

1,280 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds76 species

spring

2025

Common Gull · Red Grouse (scotica) · Curlew · Blackbird · Oystercatcher

+71 more species

All 76 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common GullLarus canus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
CurlewNumenius arquata
BlackbirdTurdus merula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RavenCorvus corax2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
SwallowHirundo rustica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RookCorvus frugilegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2020
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2019
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2017
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Crested TitLophophanes cristatus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
PtarmiganLagopus muta2018
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2018
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2015
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2014
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2013

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Mammals11 species

spring

2025

Mole · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Deer · Mountain Hare

+6 more species

All 11 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

MoleTalpa europaea2021
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
Red DeerCervus elaphus2022
Mountain HareLepus timidus2023
Hedgehog

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Amphibians1 species

spring

2014

Common Frog

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Insects82 species

winterspring

2025

Upland Summer Mayfly · Northern Silver-stiletto · Leuctra hippopus · Perlodes mortoni · Perla carlukiana

+77 more species

All 82 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Upland Summer MayflyAmeletus inopinatus2021
Northern Silver-stilettoSpiriverpa lunulata2020
Leuctra hippopusLeuctra hippopus2021
Perlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoni2021
Perla carlukiana

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Plants249 species

summer

2023

Alpine Lady's-mantle · Grass · Annual Meadow-grass · Pill Sedge · Common Rock-rose

+244 more species

All 249 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Alpine Lady's-mantleAlchemilla alpina
GrassPoaceae2014
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2014
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2014
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2014
Meadow Buttercup

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,280 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds76 species

spring

2025

Common Gull · Red Grouse (scotica) · Curlew · Blackbird · Oystercatcher

+71 more species

All 76 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common GullLarus canus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
CurlewNumenius arquata
BlackbirdTurdus merula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RavenCorvus corax2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
SwallowHirundo rustica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RookCorvus frugilegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2020
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2019
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2017
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Crested TitLophophanes cristatus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
PtarmiganLagopus muta2018
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2018
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2015
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2014
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2013

🦌

Mammals11 species

spring

2025

Mole · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Deer · Mountain Hare

+6 more species

All 11 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

MoleTalpa europaea2021
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
Red DeerCervus elaphus2022
Mountain HareLepus timidus2023
Hedgehog

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Amphibians1 species

spring

2014

Common Frog

🐝

Insects82 species

winterspring

2025

Upland Summer Mayfly · Northern Silver-stiletto · Leuctra hippopus · Perlodes mortoni · Perla carlukiana

+77 more species

All 82 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Upland Summer MayflyAmeletus inopinatus2021
Northern Silver-stilettoSpiriverpa lunulata2020
Leuctra hippopusLeuctra hippopus2021
Perlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoni2021
Perla carlukiana

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Plants249 species

summer

2023

Alpine Lady's-mantle · Grass · Annual Meadow-grass · Pill Sedge · Common Rock-rose

+244 more species

All 249 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Alpine Lady's-mantleAlchemilla alpina
GrassPoaceae2014
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2014
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2014
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2014
Meadow Buttercup

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 Peter Moore · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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📷 Peter Moore · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shell of the Spittal of Glenshee Hotel

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

🌱 Visiting this spring

🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

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🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Glenshee Parish ChurchReligious grounds300 m→✦InvereddrieHistoric site3.2 km→✦Diarmid's Grave, Stone CircleHistoric site700 m→✦Gulabin HutHistoric site2.7 km→

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