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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
56.73680, -3.00785
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Lapwing
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Cullow Market Stance 484m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Lapwing
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Cullow Market Stance 484m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Lapwing, Jay +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Red Squirrel, Roe Deer, Rabbit +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cheilosia illustrata, Meliscaeva cinctella, Eristalis pertinax +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Melancholy Thistle, Common Spotted-orchid, Cock's-foot +196 more · last seen 2017
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Airlie Monument; Named hiking route nearby: Airlie Monument
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Airlie MonumentWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
River Esk and Sawmill WalkWalking route▾
Caddam WoodWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Photos
Cemetery near Dykehead, Angus
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,905 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,905 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Coal Tit +41
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great TitParus major2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- RavenCorvus corax2020
- DunnockPrunella modularis2020
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- DipperCinclus cinclus2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
🦌Mammals7 species
springautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Wild Cat Hybrid +2
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2022
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cheilosia illustrata · Eristalis pertinax · Chrysogaster solstitialis · Meliscaeva cinctella · Rhingia campestris +6
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2023
- Yellow Evening Hawk
Wych Elm · Hazel · Bird Cherry · Broad Buckler-fern · Enchanter's-nightshade +9
- Wych ElmUlmus glabra
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Bird CherryPrunus padus
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,905 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Coal Tit +41
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great TitParus major2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- RavenCorvus corax2020
- DunnockPrunella modularis2020
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- DipperCinclus cinclus2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
🦌Mammals7 species
springautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Wild Cat Hybrid +2
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2022
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cheilosia illustrata · Eristalis pertinax · Chrysogaster solstitialis · Meliscaeva cinctella · Rhingia campestris +6
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2023
- Yellow Evening Hawk
Wych Elm · Hazel · Bird Cherry · Broad Buckler-fern · Enchanter's-nightshade +9
- Wych ElmUlmus glabra
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Bird CherryPrunus padus
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
OtterLutra lutra2020OtterLutra lutra2020Ephemerella notata2023
Ephemerella notata2023
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2023Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2023Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2023Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi2023Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi2023Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaWood MelickMelica unifloraWood MelickMelica unifloraSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennis