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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Chaffinch
✦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

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Chaffinch
✦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 — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Blackbird +63 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 — Ringlet, Common Carder Bee · last seen 2011; Insects — Ringlet, Common Carder Bee · last seen 2011

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Heath Cudweed, Bulrush · last seen 2015; Plants — Heath Cudweed, Bulrush · last seen 2015

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

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 197Cycling route

Named routeRef 197National Cycle Network

Route 194Cycling route

Named routeRef 194National 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 route1.4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

690 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

690 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Yellowhammer +41

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Great TitParus major2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Common GullLarus canus2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2021
WigeonMareca penelope
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
CurlewNumenius arquata2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2019
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2019

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2024

Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023

🌿

Plants9 species

summer

2020

Rubus furvicolor · Marsh-marigold · Intermediate Water-Starwort · Hybrid Monkeyflower · Common Duckweed +4

Rubus furvicolorRubus furvicolor
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2018
Intermediate Water-StarwortCallitriche brutia subsp. hamulata2018
Hybrid MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata x lutea = E. x robertsii2018
Common DuckweedLemna minor2018
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2018
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2018
SparganiumSparganium2018
Monkeyflower SpeciesErythranthe2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

690 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Yellowhammer +41

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Great TitParus major2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Common GullLarus canus2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2021
WigeonMareca penelope
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
CurlewNumenius arquata2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2019
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2019

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2024

Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023

🌿

Plants9 species

summer

2020

Rubus furvicolor · Marsh-marigold · Intermediate Water-Starwort · Hybrid Monkeyflower · Common Duckweed +4

Rubus furvicolorRubus furvicolor
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2018
Intermediate Water-StarwortCallitriche brutia subsp. hamulata2018
Hybrid MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata x lutea = E. x robertsii2018
Common DuckweedLemna minor2018
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2018
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2018
SparganiumSparganium2018
Monkeyflower SpeciesErythranthe2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andrew Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Chambered Cairn of White Cow Wood

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