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Boyne Castle

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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

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

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Yellowhammer, Swallow +97 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Yellowhammer, Swallow +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Sea Bristletail, 10-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025; Insects — Sea Bristletail, 10-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Red Clover, Lesser Trefoil, Nipplewort +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Clover, Lesser Trefoil, Nipplewort +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Whitehills alternativeCycling route

Named routeNational Cycle Network

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

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

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route907 m

Named routeRef 1Length 907 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,728 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,728 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

summerautumn

2025

Herring Gull · Swallow · Wren · Linnet · Gannet +71

Herring GullLarus argentatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GannetMorus bassanus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
PuffinFratercula arctica
Rock DoveColumba livia
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoosanderMergus merganser
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common TernSterna hirundo
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CurlewNumenius arquata
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
DipperCinclus cinclus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RazorbillAlca torda
QuailCoturnix coturnix
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
EiderSomateria mollissima
WigeonMareca penelope
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RuffCalidris pugnax
House MartinDelichon urbicum
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
RedshankTringa totanus
RavenCorvus corax
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Sea Bristletail · 10-spot Ladybird

Sea BristletailPetrobius maritimus
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,728 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

summerautumn

2025

Herring Gull · Swallow · Wren · Linnet · Gannet +71

Herring GullLarus argentatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GannetMorus bassanus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
PuffinFratercula arctica
Rock DoveColumba livia
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoosanderMergus merganser
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common TernSterna hirundo
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CurlewNumenius arquata
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
DipperCinclus cinclus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RazorbillAlca torda
QuailCoturnix coturnix
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
EiderSomateria mollissima
WigeonMareca penelope
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RuffCalidris pugnax
House MartinDelichon urbicum
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
RedshankTringa totanus
RavenCorvus corax
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Sea Bristletail · 10-spot Ladybird

Sea BristletailPetrobius maritimus
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 valenta · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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