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Boddam Castle

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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

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

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Shag, Jackdaw +96 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Shag, Jackdaw +96 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Coltsfoot, Red Campion, Spear Thistle +22 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Coltsfoot, Red Campion, Spear Thistle +22 more · last seen 2021

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Meliscaeva auricollis +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Meliscaeva auricollis +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Hogweed, Wild Strawberry, Autumn Hawkbit

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Formartine and Buchan WayWalking route86 km

Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead

Named routeLength 86 kmNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route 197Cycling route

Named routeRef 197National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

2,379 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,379 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds100 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Shag · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Starling +95

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
EiderSomateria mollissima
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great TitParus major2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
PuffinFratercula arctica2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2024
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2024
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
SanderlingCalidris alba2022
SwiftApus apus2022
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2023
Bean GooseAnser fabalis/serrirostris2023
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2023
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2022
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2022
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2021

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Mammals9 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Seal · Minke Whale · Mole · Roe Deer · Common Porpoise +4

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata2022
MoleTalpa europaea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena2024
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2023
Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus2022
WeaselMustela nivalis2022
Common ShrewSorex araneus2022

🐝

Insects12 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Meliscaeva auricollis · Potato Capsid · Cheilosia bergenstammi +7

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2024
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024
Dead-Nettle Leaf BeetleChrysolina fastuosa2022
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021

🌿

Plants42 species

summer

2024

Rubus rufescens · Devil's-bit Scabious · Bell Heather · Harebell · Sea Campion +37

Rubus rufescensRubus rufescens
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Sea CampionSilene uniflora
Hollyberry CotoneasterCotoneaster bullatus
Rubus septentrionalisRubus septentrionalis
Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua
Scots LovageLigusticum scoticum
Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2022
OysterplantMertensia maritima2022
SalmonberryRubus spectabilis2022
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2021
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2021
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2021
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2021
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2021
Red CampionSilene dioica2021
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2021
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021
Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2021
White CloverTrifolium repens2021
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2021
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2021
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2021
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2021
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2021
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2021
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2021
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2021
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021
BuglossLycopsis arvensis2021
Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,379 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds100 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Shag · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Starling +95

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
EiderSomateria mollissima
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great TitParus major2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
PuffinFratercula arctica2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2024
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2024
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
SanderlingCalidris alba2022
SwiftApus apus2022
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2023
Bean GooseAnser fabalis/serrirostris2023
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2023
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2022
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2022
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2021

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Seal · Minke Whale · Mole · Roe Deer · Common Porpoise +4

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata2022
MoleTalpa europaea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena2024
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2023
Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus2022
WeaselMustela nivalis2022
Common ShrewSorex araneus2022

🐝

Insects12 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Meliscaeva auricollis · Potato Capsid · Cheilosia bergenstammi +7

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2024
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024
Dead-Nettle Leaf BeetleChrysolina fastuosa2022
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021

🌿

Plants42 species

summer

2024

Rubus rufescens · Devil's-bit Scabious · Bell Heather · Harebell · Sea Campion +37

Rubus rufescensRubus rufescens
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Sea CampionSilene uniflora
Hollyberry CotoneasterCotoneaster bullatus
Rubus septentrionalisRubus septentrionalis
Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua
Scots LovageLigusticum scoticum
Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2022
OysterplantMertensia maritima2022
SalmonberryRubus spectabilis2022
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2021
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2021
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2021
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2021
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2021
Red CampionSilene dioica2021
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2021
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021
Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2021
White CloverTrifolium repens2021
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2021
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2021
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2021
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2021
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2021
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2021
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2021
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2021
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021
BuglossLycopsis arvensis2021
Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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