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Getting here
57.15518, -2.74770
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦36+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tree Sparrow 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
- 🐦36+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tree Sparrow 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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tree Sparrow, Chaffinch, Tawny Owl +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Red Squirrel, Common Pipistrelle, Soprano Pipistrelle +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rannoch Looper, Magpie Moth, Mottled Beauty +19 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Toad Rush, Lesser Stitchwort +120 more · last seen 2017
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Church walkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Craigivar Red TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef RedLocal walking route
Tarland Way (off-road route)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Alastrean WoodsWalking route▾
Named routeRef GreenLocal walking route
Tarland WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarland WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chris CrossMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Fool's GoldMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Crowd Surfin'Mountain bike route▾
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Pete's LadderMountain bike route▾
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
689 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
689 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · Curlew · Jackdaw · Swallow · Great Spotted Woodpecker +15
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2018
- CuckooCuculus canorus2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2017
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2017
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Brown Rat · Rabbit
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
🦎Reptiles2 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Adder · Slow-worm
- AdderVipera berus
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock · Large White · Red Admiral
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
- PeacockAglais io2018
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
Alder · Spear Thistle · Meadowsweet · Common Nettle · Toad Rush +110
- AlderAlnus glutinosa2017
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2017
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2017
- Toad RushJuncus bufonius2017
- Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
689 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · Curlew · Jackdaw · Swallow · Great Spotted Woodpecker +15
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2018
- CuckooCuculus canorus2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2017
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2017
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Brown Rat · Rabbit
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
🦎Reptiles2 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Adder · Slow-worm
- AdderVipera berus
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock · Large White · Red Admiral
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
- PeacockAglais io2018
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
Alder · Spear Thistle · Meadowsweet · Common Nettle · Toad Rush +110
- AlderAlnus glutinosa2017
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2017
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2017
- Toad RushJuncus bufonius2017
- Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2017
2017
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2017Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2017Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2017Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2017Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2017Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2017DandelionTaraxacum2017DandelionTaraxacum2017Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2017Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2017Common BentAgrostis capillaris2017Common BentAgrostis capillaris2017HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2017Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2017Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2017Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2017RowanSorbus aucuparia2017RowanSorbus aucuparia2017Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2017Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2017SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2017SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2017Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017GorseUlex europaeus2017GorseUlex europaeus2017Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2017Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2017Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017Scots PinePinus sylvestris2017Scots PinePinus sylvestris2017Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017Downy BirchBetula pubescens2017Downy BirchBetula pubescens2017False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2017False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2017PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017Cuspidate-leaved BrambleRubus mucronulatusCuspidate-leaved BrambleRubus mucronulatusPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmica2017SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2017Oval SedgeCarex leporina2017Oval SedgeCarex leporina2017Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2017Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2017Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2017Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2017Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2017Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2017Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2017Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2017Norway SprucePicea abies2017Norway SprucePicea abies2017Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2017Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2017Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2017Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2017Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2017Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2017Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2017Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2017Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2017Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2017Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2017Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2017Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2017Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2017Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2017Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2017HeatherCalluna vulgaris2017HeatherCalluna vulgaris2017Sand SpurreySpergularia rubra2017Sand SpurreySpergularia rubra2017BeechFagus sylvatica2017BeechFagus sylvatica2017Wild CherryPrunus avium2017Wild CherryPrunus avium2017Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2017Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2017Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2017Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2017Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2017Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2017Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2017Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2017Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2017Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2017Common SorrelRumex acetosa2017Common SorrelRumex acetosa2017Common CouchElymus repens2017Common CouchElymus repens2017Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2017Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2017Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2017Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2017TormentilPotentilla erecta2017TormentilPotentilla erecta2017Common ChickweedStellaria media2017Common ChickweedStellaria media2017European LarchLarix decidua2017European LarchLarix decidua2017Tufted VetchVicia cracca2017Tufted VetchVicia cracca2017Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2017Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2017RaspberryRubus idaeus2017RaspberryRubus idaeus2017Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2017Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2017Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2017Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2017Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017YarrowAchillea millefolium2017YarrowAchillea millefolium2017Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2017Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2017BroomCytisus scoparius2017BroomCytisus scoparius2017Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2017Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2017Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2017Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2017Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017Greater PlantainPlantago major2017Greater PlantainPlantago major2017BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2017BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2017FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2017FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2017Dog-roseRosa canina2017Dog-roseRosa canina2017Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2017Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2017Common DuckweedLemna minor2017Common DuckweedLemna minor2017White CloverTrifolium repens2017White CloverTrifolium repens2017DaisyBellis perennis2017DaisyBellis perennis2017Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2017Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2017Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2017Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2017Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2017Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2017Fat-henChenopodium album2017Fat-henChenopodium album2017Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2017Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2017Common SallowSalix cinerea2017Common SallowSalix cinerea2017HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2017HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2017CleaversGalium aparine2017CleaversGalium aparine2017Red CampionSilene dioica2017Red CampionSilene dioica2017Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2017Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2017BrambleRubus fruticosus2017BrambleRubus fruticosus2017Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2017Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2017Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2017Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2017Monkeyflower SpeciesErythranthe2017Monkeyflower SpeciesErythranthe2017Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2017Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2017European Silver-firAbies alba2017European Silver-firAbies alba2017Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2017Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2017Wych ElmUlmus glabra2017Wych ElmUlmus glabra2017Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2017Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2017Hedera helixHedera helix2017Hedera helixHedera helix2017Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2017Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2017NipplewortLapsana communis2017NipplewortLapsana communis2017White ButterburPetasites albus2017White ButterburPetasites albus2017Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2017Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2017Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2017Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2017Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2017Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2017Wood AvensGeum urbanum2017Wood AvensGeum urbanum2017