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Getting here

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Turquoise Cafe and eatery — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Turquoise Cafe and eatery — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· Paid

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Hawthorn Shieldbug +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Hawthorn Shieldbug +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Common Liverwort, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Narrow-leaved Ragwort +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Liverwort, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Narrow-leaved Ragwort +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

99 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

City Centre<>Airport LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Deeside WayCycling route

Named routeRef 195National Cycle Network

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 route169 m

Named routeRef 1Length 169 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

41,648 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

41,648 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin +40

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great TitParus major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

winter

2025

2-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird

2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

41,648 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin +40

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great TitParus major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

winter

2025

2-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird

2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bill Harrison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Walking past the City of God, Holburn Street, Aberdeen

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