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Ballumbie Castle (remains)

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📷 stephen samson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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56.49921, -2.90078

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 219m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 219m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Redwing, Dipper, Herring Gull +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Redwing, Dipper, Herring Gull +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Painted Lady, Small White, Green-veined White +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Painted Lady, Small White, Green-veined White +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN National Route 77Cycling route

Named routeRef 77National Cycle Network

Green Circular RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN 1 Loch Leven to DundeeCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

River Tay Way Cycle RouteCycling route

Combining portions of NCN 7 and 77 to provide a route between Kenmore and Dundee, roughly following the course of the River Tay

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

3,716 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,716 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Redwing · Dipper · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie +71

RedwingTurdus iliacus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
BuzzardButeo buteo
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwiftApus apus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SwallowHirundo rustica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoosanderMergus merganser
DunnockPrunella modularis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2022
JayGarrulus glandarius
WigeonMareca penelope
CurlewNumenius arquata2022
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2022
OspreyPandion haliaetus2022
RedshankTringa totanus2022
SiskinSpinus spinus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2022
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2022
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2022
ScaupAythya marila2021
GoshawkAstur gentilis2021
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
MerlinFalco columbarius2020

🦌

Mammals16 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Beaver · Hedgehog · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer +11

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BeaverCastor fiber
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
OtterLutra lutra2023
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Pond BatMyotis dasycneme2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2020
BadgerMeles meles2020
Brown HareLepus europaeus2020

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2023

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2021

🐝

Insects31 species

summer

2025

Small White · Green-veined White · Painted Lady · Meadow Brown · Red Admiral +26

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2020
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Vagrant EmperorAnax ephippiger
EupeodesEupeodes
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2022
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2022
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2022
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2021
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2021
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2020
Black DarterSympetrum danae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2019
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2019
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2019

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2024

Rubus longiflorus · Rubus latifolius

Rubus longiflorusRubus longiflorus
Rubus latifoliusRubus latifolius2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,716 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Redwing · Dipper · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie +71

RedwingTurdus iliacus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
BuzzardButeo buteo
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwiftApus apus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SwallowHirundo rustica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoosanderMergus merganser
DunnockPrunella modularis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2022
JayGarrulus glandarius
WigeonMareca penelope
CurlewNumenius arquata2022
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2022
OspreyPandion haliaetus2022
RedshankTringa totanus2022
SiskinSpinus spinus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2022
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2022
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2022
ScaupAythya marila2021
GoshawkAstur gentilis2021
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
MerlinFalco columbarius2020

🦌

Mammals16 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Beaver · Hedgehog · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer +11

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BeaverCastor fiber
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
OtterLutra lutra2023
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Pond BatMyotis dasycneme2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2020
BadgerMeles meles2020
Brown HareLepus europaeus2020

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2023

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2021

🐝

Insects31 species

summer

2025

Small White · Green-veined White · Painted Lady · Meadow Brown · Red Admiral +26

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2020
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Vagrant EmperorAnax ephippiger
EupeodesEupeodes
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2022
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2022
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2022
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2021
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2021
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2020
Black DarterSympetrum danae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2019
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2019
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2019

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2024

Rubus longiflorus · Rubus latifolius

Rubus longiflorusRubus longiflorus
Rubus latifoliusRubus latifolius2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 stephen samson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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