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Braikie Castle

📷 Scott Cormie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Sand Martin and Dipper
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Sand Martin and Dipper
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Sand Martin, Dipper, Skylark +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Sand Martin, Dipper, Skylark +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Charlock, Dandelion, Germander Speedwell +135 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Charlock, Dandelion, Germander Speedwell +135 more · last seen 2015

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Dandelion, Bramble, Common Chickweed +22 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Peacock, 7-spot Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly · last seen 2020; Insects — Peacock, 7-spot Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

3 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

Main RouteCycling route8.7 km

Named routeRef 1Length 8.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

667 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

667 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

springsummer

2025

Sand Martin · Dipper · Skylark · Chaffinch · Blackbird +54

Sand MartinRiparia riparia2014
DipperCinclus cinclus2016
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2011
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
WhitethroatCurruca communis2014
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2011
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
Great TitParus major2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2011
DunnockPrunella modularis2011
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2011
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2011
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2011
RookCorvus frugilegus2011
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2012
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2011
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2014
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2011
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2010
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2010
RobinErithacus rubecula2010
RuffCalidris pugnax2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2011
Rock DoveColumba livia2011
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2011
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2010
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Cattle EgretArdea ibis2021
Greylag GooseAnser anser2012
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2011
Stock DoveColumba oenas2010
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2010
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2010
JayGarrulus glandarius2010
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2010
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2010

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · American Mink · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
American MinkNeovison vison2012
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2020

Peacock · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly

PeacockAglais io2010
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2013

🌿

Plants158 species

spring

2024

Creeping Thistle · Dandelion · Water Forget-me-not · Reed Canary-grass · Creeping Bent +153

Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
DandelionTaraxacum
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2015
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2015
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2015
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2015
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2015
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2015
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2015
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2015
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2015
White CloverTrifolium repens2015
OsierSalix viminalis2015
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2015
Common CouchElymus repens2015
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2015
YarrowAchillea millefolium2015
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2015
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2015
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2015
European LarchLarix decidua2015
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2015
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2015
daffodilsNarcissus2015
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2015
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2015
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2015
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2015
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2015
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2015
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2015
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2015
White CampionSilene latifolia2015
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2015
AlderAlnus glutinosa2015
GorseUlex europaeus2015
DaisyBellis perennis2015
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2015
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2015
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2015
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2015
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2015
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2015
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2015
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2015
Greater PlantainPlantago major2015
Goat WillowSalix caprea2015
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2015
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2015
White Dead-nettleLamium album2015
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2015
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2015
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2015
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2015
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2015
Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum2015
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2015
Smith's PepperwortLepidium heterophyllum2015
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2015
Common SallowSalix cinerea2015
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2015
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2015
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2015
CleaversGalium aparine2015
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2015
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2015
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2015
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2015
Field PansyViola arvensis2015
Rosa caninaRosa canina2015
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2015
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2015
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2015
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2015
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2015
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2015
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2015
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2015
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2015
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2015
BeechFagus sylvatica2015
Bush VetchVicia sepium2015
Common NettleUrtica dioica2015
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2015
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2015
RowanSorbus aucuparia2015
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2015
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2015
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2015
Ficaria verna subsp. vernaFicaria verna subsp. verna2015
Water MintMentha aquatica2015
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2015
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2015
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2015
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2015
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2015
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2015
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2015
ButterburPetasites hybridus2015
RapeBrassica napus2015
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2015
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2015
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2015
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2015
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2015
Corn MintMentha arvensis2015
RaspberryRubus idaeus2015
ElderSambucus nigra2015
Wild CherryPrunus avium2015
BrambleRubus fruticosus2015
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2015
RamsonsAllium ursinum2015
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2015
BuglossLycopsis arvensis2015
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2015
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2015
Red CampionSilene dioica2015
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2015
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella subsp. acetosella2015
BroomCytisus scoparius2015
CharlockSinapis arvensis2015
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2015
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2015
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2015
AshFraxinus excelsior2015
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2015
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2015
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2015
Common ChickweedStellaria media2015
WatercressNasturtium officinale2010
Water CressNasturtium officinale2010
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2010
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Lyme-grassLeymus arenarius
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Frosted OracheAtriplex laciniata
Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2015
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2015
IvyHedera helix2015
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2015
Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica2015
Common Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus2015
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2015
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2015
Hairy BrambleRubus radula2012
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2010
Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum2010
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2010
Erophila vernaErophila verna2010
Hedera helixHedera helix2010
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2010
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2010
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2010
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2010
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2010
Common DuckweedLemna minor2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

667 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

springsummer

2025

Sand Martin · Dipper · Skylark · Chaffinch · Blackbird +54

Sand MartinRiparia riparia2014
DipperCinclus cinclus2016
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2011
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
WhitethroatCurruca communis2014
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2011
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
Great TitParus major2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2011
DunnockPrunella modularis2011
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2011
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2011
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2011
RookCorvus frugilegus2011
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2012
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2011
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2014
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2011
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2010
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2010
RobinErithacus rubecula2010
RuffCalidris pugnax2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2011
Rock DoveColumba livia2011
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2011
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2010
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Cattle EgretArdea ibis2021
Greylag GooseAnser anser2012
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2011
Stock DoveColumba oenas2010
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2010
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2010
JayGarrulus glandarius2010
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2010
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2010

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · American Mink · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
American MinkNeovison vison2012
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2020

Peacock · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly

PeacockAglais io2010
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2013

🌿

Plants158 species

spring

2024

Creeping Thistle · Dandelion · Water Forget-me-not · Reed Canary-grass · Creeping Bent +153

Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
DandelionTaraxacum
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2015
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2015
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2015
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2015
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2015
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2015
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2015
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2015
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2015
White CloverTrifolium repens2015
OsierSalix viminalis2015
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2015
Common CouchElymus repens2015
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2015
YarrowAchillea millefolium2015
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2015
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2015
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2015
European LarchLarix decidua2015
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2015
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2015
daffodilsNarcissus2015
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2015
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2015
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2015
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2015
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2015
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2015
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2015
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2015
White CampionSilene latifolia2015
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2015
AlderAlnus glutinosa2015
GorseUlex europaeus2015
DaisyBellis perennis2015
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2015
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2015
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2015
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2015
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2015
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2015
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2015
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2015
Greater PlantainPlantago major2015
Goat WillowSalix caprea2015
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2015
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2015
White Dead-nettleLamium album2015
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2015
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2015
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2015
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2015
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2015
Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum2015
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2015
Smith's PepperwortLepidium heterophyllum2015
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2015
Common SallowSalix cinerea2015
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2015
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2015
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2015
CleaversGalium aparine2015
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2015
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2015
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2015
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2015
Field PansyViola arvensis2015
Rosa caninaRosa canina2015
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2015
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2015
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2015
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2015
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2015
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2015
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2015
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2015
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2015
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2015
BeechFagus sylvatica2015
Bush VetchVicia sepium2015
Common NettleUrtica dioica2015
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2015
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2015
RowanSorbus aucuparia2015
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2015
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2015
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2015
Ficaria verna subsp. vernaFicaria verna subsp. verna2015
Water MintMentha aquatica2015
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2015
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2015
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2015
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2015
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2015
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2015
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2015
ButterburPetasites hybridus2015
RapeBrassica napus2015
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2015
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2015
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2015
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2015
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2015
Corn MintMentha arvensis2015
RaspberryRubus idaeus2015
ElderSambucus nigra2015
Wild CherryPrunus avium2015
BrambleRubus fruticosus2015
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2015
RamsonsAllium ursinum2015
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2015
BuglossLycopsis arvensis2015
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2015
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2015
Red CampionSilene dioica2015
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2015
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella subsp. acetosella2015
BroomCytisus scoparius2015
CharlockSinapis arvensis2015
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2015
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2015
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2015
AshFraxinus excelsior2015
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2015
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2015
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2015
Common ChickweedStellaria media2015
WatercressNasturtium officinale2010
Water CressNasturtium officinale2010
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2010
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Lyme-grassLeymus arenarius
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Frosted OracheAtriplex laciniata
Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2015
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2015
IvyHedera helix2015
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2015
Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica2015
Common Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus2015
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2015
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2015
Hairy BrambleRubus radula2012
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2010
Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum2010
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2010
Erophila vernaErophila verna2010
Hedera helixHedera helix2010
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2010
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2010
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2010
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2010
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2010
Common DuckweedLemna minor2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Scott Cormie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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