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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Robin
⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
☕Covesea Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Robin
⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
☕Covesea Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Carrion Crow +106 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Carrion Crow +106 more · last seen 2025

Free

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Gorse Shieldbug, Small Tortoiseshell +115 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Gorse Shieldbug, Small Tortoiseshell +115 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Fuscidea cyathoides var. cyathoides, Crab's Eye Lichen, Blastenia crenularia +6 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Fuscidea cyathoides var. cyathoides, Crab's Eye Lichen, Blastenia crenularia +6 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Danish Scurvygrass, Juniper Haircap, Spanish Bluebell +9 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Danish Scurvygrass, Juniper Haircap, Spanish Bluebell +9 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Moray Coast TrailWalking route72 km

Named routeLength 72 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Elgin - LossiemouthCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

3,257 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,257 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

springautumn

2025

Robin · Pied Wagtail · Sanderling · Herring Gull · Magpie +34

RobinErithacus rubecula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SanderlingCalidris alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MagpiePica pica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GannetMorus bassanus
EiderSomateria mollissima
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Common GullLarus canus
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Rock DoveColumba livia
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CurlewNumenius arquata
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RookCorvus frugilegus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
SwiftApus apus2024
PuffinFratercula arctica2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Seal

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2024

🐝

Insects28 species

spring

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · 10-spot Ladybird · Geomyza tripunctata · Ctenicera cuprea +23

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2024
Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Elder AphidAphis (Aphis) sambuci2024
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024
Palloptera saltuumPalloptera saltuum2024
Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Asemum striatumAsemum striatum2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
PlatypalpusPlatypalpus2024
Banded Pine WeevilPissodes pini2024
Heterocordylus (Heterocordylus) tibialisHeterocordylus (Heterocordylus) tibialis2024
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024
Coastal Silver-stilettoAcrosathe annulata2024
Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi2024
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Chrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatum2024
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024
Heather ShieldbugRhacognathus punctatus2024

🌿

Plants58 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2024

Purple Milk-vetch · Lesser Meadow-rue · Northern Dock · Broad-leaved Dock · Hedge Mustard +53

Purple Milk-vetchAstragalus danicus
Lesser Meadow-rueThalictrum minus
Northern DockRumex longifolius
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
YarrowAchillea millefolium
GorseUlex europaeus
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
daffodilsNarcissus
White CampionSilene latifolia
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
FlixweedDescurainia sophia
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
ElderSambucus nigra
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Common ChickweedStellaria media
CleaversGalium aparine
Rumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispus
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Field GentianGentianella campestris
an EyebrightEuphrasia arctica
Sea SpleenwortAsplenium marinum
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
CotoneasterCotoneaster
Entire-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster integrifolius
Yellow Fox-and-cubsPilosella caespitosa
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides
Scots LovageLigusticum scoticum
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Little Mouse-earCerastium semidecandrum
Creeping WillowSalix repens
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,257 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

springautumn

2025

Robin · Pied Wagtail · Sanderling · Herring Gull · Magpie +34

RobinErithacus rubecula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SanderlingCalidris alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MagpiePica pica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GannetMorus bassanus
EiderSomateria mollissima
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Common GullLarus canus
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Rock DoveColumba livia
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CurlewNumenius arquata
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RookCorvus frugilegus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
SwiftApus apus2024
PuffinFratercula arctica2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Seal

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2024

🐝

Insects28 species

spring

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · 10-spot Ladybird · Geomyza tripunctata · Ctenicera cuprea +23

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2024
Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Elder AphidAphis (Aphis) sambuci2024
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024
Palloptera saltuumPalloptera saltuum2024
Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Asemum striatumAsemum striatum2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
PlatypalpusPlatypalpus2024
Banded Pine WeevilPissodes pini2024
Heterocordylus (Heterocordylus) tibialisHeterocordylus (Heterocordylus) tibialis2024
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024
Coastal Silver-stilettoAcrosathe annulata2024
Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi2024
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Chrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatum2024
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024
Heather ShieldbugRhacognathus punctatus2024

🌿

Plants58 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2024

Purple Milk-vetch · Lesser Meadow-rue · Northern Dock · Broad-leaved Dock · Hedge Mustard +53

Purple Milk-vetchAstragalus danicus
Lesser Meadow-rueThalictrum minus
Northern DockRumex longifolius
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
YarrowAchillea millefolium
GorseUlex europaeus
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
daffodilsNarcissus
White CampionSilene latifolia
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
FlixweedDescurainia sophia
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
ElderSambucus nigra
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Common ChickweedStellaria media
CleaversGalium aparine
Rumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispus
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Field GentianGentianella campestris
an EyebrightEuphrasia arctica
Sea SpleenwortAsplenium marinum
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
CotoneasterCotoneaster
Entire-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster integrifolius
Yellow Fox-and-cubsPilosella caespitosa
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides
Scots LovageLigusticum scoticum
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Little Mouse-earCerastium semidecandrum
Creeping WillowSalix repens
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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