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Getting here
57.28242, -3.81802
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Narrow-headed Ant, Scottish Wood Ant, Marmalade Hoverfly +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Wood Cauliflower, Earthfan · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Speyside WayWalking route207 km▾
Named routeLength 207 kmNational walking route
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
NCN National Route 79Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 79National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route10.1 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 10.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route259 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 259 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
13,291 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,291 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Robin · Coal Tit +35
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Crested TitLophophanes cristatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Marmalade Hoverfly · Scottish Wood Ant · Common Pine Combhorn · Narrow-headed Ant · Scathophaga stercoraria +7
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Scottish Wood AntFormica aquilonia
- Common Pine CombhornDiprion pini
- Narrow-headed AntFormica exsecta
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Cheilosia
Wood Cauliflower
- Wood CauliflowerSparassis crispa
Big Shaggy-moss
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,291 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Robin · Coal Tit +35
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Crested TitLophophanes cristatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Marmalade Hoverfly · Scottish Wood Ant · Common Pine Combhorn · Narrow-headed Ant · Scathophaga stercoraria +7
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Scottish Wood AntFormica aquilonia
- Common Pine CombhornDiprion pini
- Narrow-headed AntFormica exsecta
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Cheilosia
Wood Cauliflower
- Wood CauliflowerSparassis crispa
Big Shaggy-moss
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cheilosia
Cheilosia
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataBee BeetleTrichius fasciatusBee BeetleTrichius fasciatusEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus