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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
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57.09481, -2.34239
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 162m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 162m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme, Big Shaggy-moss +24 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme, Big Shaggy-moss +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Eristalis pertinax, Tree Bumblebee +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Eristalis pertinax, Tree Bumblebee +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Deeside Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Coy Burn Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Deeside Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 195 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 62 m ▾
Named route Ref 195 Length 62 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 641 m ▾
Named route Ref 195 Length 641 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 15 m ▾
Named route Ref 195 Length 15 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 195 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 305 m ▾
Named route Ref 195 Length 305 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
12,205 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,205 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Coal Tit +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Otter
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Otter Lutra lutra Mesembrina meridiana · Larch Ladybird
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata 🌿 Plants 24 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Springy Turf-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia · Silver-moss · Great Hairy Screw-moss · Capillary Thread-moss +19
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,205 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Coal Tit +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Otter
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Otter Lutra lutra Mesembrina meridiana · Larch Ladybird
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata 🌿 Plants 24 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Springy Turf-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia · Silver-moss · Great Hairy Screw-moss · Capillary Thread-moss +19
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme2025
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme2025
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2025
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2025
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2025
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2025
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2025
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2025
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2025
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2025
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2025
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2025
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2025
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2025
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2025
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2025
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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