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Colliston Castle

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📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

56.60794, -2.63287

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Starling
✦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

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Starling
✦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 — Blackbird, Starling, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Starling, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Rubus furvicolor, Water-Starwort +42 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Rubus furvicolor, Water-Starwort +42 more · last seen 2017

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Solomon's-seal Sawfly, Painted Lady, Red Admiral +2 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Solomon's-seal Sawfly, Painted Lady, Red Admiral +2 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Arbroath to Auchmithie Coastal PathWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

5 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 route3.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route602 m

Named routeRef 1Length 602 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

847 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

847 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

spring

2025

Chiffchaff · Willow Warbler · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Starling · Jackdaw +38

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Great TitParus major2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
RuffCalidris pugnax2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023

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Mammals4 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Beaver · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
BeaverCastor fiber
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

847 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

spring

2025

Chiffchaff · Willow Warbler · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Starling · Jackdaw +38

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Great TitParus major2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
RuffCalidris pugnax2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Beaver · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
BeaverCastor fiber
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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