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📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🌿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

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🌿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 — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +62 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +62 more · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Creeping Thistle, Field Pansy, Corn Spurrey +109 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Field Pansy, Corn Spurrey +109 more · last seen 2015

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Meadowsweet, Elder +15 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2015; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2015

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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 route229 m

Named routeRef 1Length 229 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

883 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

883 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

autumn

2024

Dipper · Grey Heron · Grey Wagtail · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +22

DipperCinclus cinclus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2019
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
MagpiePica pica2019
BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
SwallowHirundo rustica2019
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2019
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2019
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
RobinErithacus rubecula2019
DunnockPrunella modularis2019
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
JayGarrulus glandarius2019
Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
RavenCorvus corax2019

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2024

Pine Marten · Brown Hare · Red Squirrel

Pine MartenMartes martes2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2020

🌿

Plants128 species

summer

2022

Yarrow · Yorkshire-fog · Pineappleweed · Hogweed · Ribwort Plantain +123

YarrowAchillea millefolium
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
White CloverTrifolium repens
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
DaisyBellis perennis
CleaversGalium aparine
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
BroomCytisus scoparius
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Field PansyViola arvensis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica
GorseUlex europaeus
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2019
HazelCorylus avellana2019
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2019
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2019
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2019
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2019
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2019
Water MintMentha aquatica2019
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2019
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2019
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2019
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2019
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2019
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2019
Common Blue-Sow-ThistleCicerbita macrophylla subsp. uralensis2019
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2019
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2019
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2019
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2019
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2019
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2019
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2019
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2019
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2019
Red CampionSilene dioica2019
Slender Parsley-piertAphanes australis2019
AshFraxinus excelsior2019
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2019
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019
AlderAlnus glutinosa2019
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2019
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2019
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2019
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2019
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2019
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2019
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2019
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2019
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2019
Common ChickweedStellaria media2019
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2019
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2019
Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum2019
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2019
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2019
Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2019
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2019
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2019
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2019
Norway SprucePicea abies2019
Hedera helixHedera helix2019
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2019
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2019
BeechFagus sylvatica2019
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2019
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2019
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2019
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2019
Wild CherryPrunus avium2019
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019
Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum2019
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019
DandelionTaraxacum2019
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2019
Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum2019
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2019
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2019
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2019
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2019
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019
Bird CherryPrunus padus2019
ButterburPetasites hybridus2019
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2019
RowanSorbus aucuparia2019
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2019
Common VetchVicia sativa2019
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2019
Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2019
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019
Black BentAgrostis gigantea2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

883 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

autumn

2024

Dipper · Grey Heron · Grey Wagtail · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +22

DipperCinclus cinclus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2019
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
MagpiePica pica2019
BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
SwallowHirundo rustica2019
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2019
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2019
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
RobinErithacus rubecula2019
DunnockPrunella modularis2019
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
JayGarrulus glandarius2019
Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
RavenCorvus corax2019

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2024

Pine Marten · Brown Hare · Red Squirrel

Pine MartenMartes martes2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2020

🌿

Plants128 species

summer

2022

Yarrow · Yorkshire-fog · Pineappleweed · Hogweed · Ribwort Plantain +123

YarrowAchillea millefolium
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
White CloverTrifolium repens
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
DaisyBellis perennis
CleaversGalium aparine
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
BroomCytisus scoparius
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Field PansyViola arvensis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica
GorseUlex europaeus
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2019
HazelCorylus avellana2019
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2019
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2019
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2019
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2019
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2019
Water MintMentha aquatica2019
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2019
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2019
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2019
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2019
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2019
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2019
Common Blue-Sow-ThistleCicerbita macrophylla subsp. uralensis2019
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2019
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2019
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2019
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2019
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2019
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2019
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2019
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2019
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2019
Red CampionSilene dioica2019
Slender Parsley-piertAphanes australis2019
AshFraxinus excelsior2019
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2019
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019
AlderAlnus glutinosa2019
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2019
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2019
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2019
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2019
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2019
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2019
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2019
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2019
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2019
Common ChickweedStellaria media2019
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2019
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2019
Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum2019
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2019
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2019
Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2019
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2019
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2019
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2019
Norway SprucePicea abies2019
Hedera helixHedera helix2019
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2019
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2019
BeechFagus sylvatica2019
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2019
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2019
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2019
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2019
Wild CherryPrunus avium2019
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019
Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum2019
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019
DandelionTaraxacum2019
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2019
Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum2019
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2019
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2019
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2019
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2019
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019
Bird CherryPrunus padus2019
ButterburPetasites hybridus2019
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2019
RowanSorbus aucuparia2019
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2019
Common VetchVicia sativa2019
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2019
Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2019
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019
Black BentAgrostis gigantea2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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