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57.74152, -4.32738
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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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ 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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Culbokie to Alness)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG02Local walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Alness to Tain)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JoG03Local walking route
8 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 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route174 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 174 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route312 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 312 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route395 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 395 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,696 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,696 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Greylag Goose · Carrion Crow · Willow Warbler · Coal Tit · Oystercatcher +40
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
caddisflies · Sericostomatidae · Midge · Carabid Beetle · Leucozona glaucia +3
- caddisfliesTrichoptera
- SericostomatidaeSericostomatidae
- MidgeCulicoides
- Carabid BeetleCarabidae
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2024
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Common Mouse-ear · Rhododendron · Tufted Hair-grass · Honeysuckle · Japanese Rose +77
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
- Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,696 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Greylag Goose · Carrion Crow · Willow Warbler · Coal Tit · Oystercatcher +40
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
caddisflies · Sericostomatidae · Midge · Carabid Beetle · Leucozona glaucia +3
- caddisfliesTrichoptera
- SericostomatidaeSericostomatidae
- MidgeCulicoides
- Carabid BeetleCarabidae
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2024
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Common Mouse-ear · Rhododendron · Tufted Hair-grass · Honeysuckle · Japanese Rose +77
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
- Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Oval SedgeCarex leporina2024Oval SedgeCarex leporina2024Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2024Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2024Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2024Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2024Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2024Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2024Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2024DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2024Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Eared WillowSalix aurita2024Eared WillowSalix aurita2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2024Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Water-StarwortCallitriche2024Water-StarwortCallitriche2024BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2024BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2024PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2024PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2024BugleAjuga reptans2024BugleAjuga reptans2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense2024Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2024Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2024RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024Downy BirchBetula pubescens2024Downy BirchBetula pubescens2024Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2024Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas2024Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024HawkweedHieracium2024HawkweedHieracium2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2024LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024