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Chapel of St Skae

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📷 Adrian Diack · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

56.67652, -2.46654

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦110+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Cormorant
✦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

🐦110+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Cormorant
✦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

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Cormorant, Wren +107 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Cormorant, Wren +107 more · last seen 2026

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 — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eupeodes corollae, Syrphus +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eupeodes corollae, Syrphus +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lurgies WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Shelduck HideWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wigeon HideWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

TayockWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route266 m

Named routeRef 1Length 266 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route71 m

Named routeRef 1Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route145 m

Named routeRef 1Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route188 m

Named routeRef 1Length 188 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Scotland TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

8,877 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,877 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumn

2026

Moorhen · Teal · Grey Partridge · Linnet · Wren +58

MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TealAnas crecca
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025

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Mammals3 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Bottle-nosed Dolphin

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,877 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumn

2026

Moorhen · Teal · Grey Partridge · Linnet · Wren +58

MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TealAnas crecca
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Bottle-nosed Dolphin

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Adrian Diack · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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