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Cairn Catto (Catto Long Barrow)

0 ha

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

57.46933, -1.87801

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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
  • 🌿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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Rook, Magpie +32 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Rook, Magpie +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Soft-rush, Heather, Broad-leaved Dock +146 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Soft-rush, Heather, Broad-leaved Dock +146 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Autumn Hawkbit, Rowan +21 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Red Admiral +5 more · last seen 2018; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Red Admiral +5 more · last seen 2018

Free

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

Photos

Cairn Catto

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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