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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › North East Scotland › Aberdeen City Getting here
57.11599, -2.19419
Open directionsv 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 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldeneye, Redwing, Chiffchaff +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldeneye, Redwing, Chiffchaff +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broom Fork-moss, Heath Plait-moss, Common Feather-moss +20 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Broom Fork-moss, Heath Plait-moss, Common Feather-moss +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Larch Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Larch Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Causey Mounth Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
Deeside Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 195 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 3.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 15 m ▾
Named route Ref 195 Length 15 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 17 m ▾
Named route Ref 195 Length 17 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
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Wildlife to spot
25,221 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,221 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Goldeneye · Redwing · Fieldfare · Dipper · Whooper Swan +21
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Magpie Pica pica2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Red Squirrel · Pine Marten
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Pine Marten Martes martes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Broom Fork-moss · Even Scalewort · Common Haircap · Creeping Feather-moss · Forked Veilwort +13
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Even Scalewort Radula complanata Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l. Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Common Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,221 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Goldeneye · Redwing · Fieldfare · Dipper · Whooper Swan +21
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Magpie Pica pica2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Red Squirrel · Pine Marten
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Pine Marten Martes martes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Broom Fork-moss · Even Scalewort · Common Haircap · Creeping Feather-moss · Forked Veilwort +13
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Even Scalewort Radula complanata Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l. Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Common Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Kindbergia praelonga
Kindbergia praelonga
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum
Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus
Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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