Craigneach Castle (Remains) 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Dogs welcome 1 ha
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57.46637, -3.27169
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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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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 — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Larch Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly +83 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Larch Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Shaggy Inkcap, Snowy Waxcap +1 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Shaggy Inkcap, Snowy Waxcap +1 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Feathery Bog-moss +9 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Feathery Bog-moss +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Speyside Way Walking route 207 km ▾
Named route Length 207 km National walking route
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Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 79 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 79 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,578 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,578 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Greenfinch · House Sparrow +29
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Red Squirrel · Badger · Wild Cat Hybrid
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Badger Meles meles Wild Cat Hybrid Felis silvestris x catus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Larch Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · 10-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Common Green Grasshopper +25
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025 7-spot Ladybird Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,578 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Greenfinch · House Sparrow +29
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Red Squirrel · Badger · Wild Cat Hybrid
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Badger Meles meles Wild Cat Hybrid Felis silvestris x catus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Larch Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · 10-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Common Green Grasshopper +25
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025 7-spot Ladybird Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma
Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Sylvicola punctatus Sylvicola punctatus2025
Sylvicola punctatus Sylvicola punctatus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2025
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2025
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2025
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Metylophorus nebulosus Metylophorus nebulosus2025
Metylophorus nebulosus Metylophorus nebulosus2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Hieroglyphic Ladybird Coccinella hieroglyphica2025
Hieroglyphic Ladybird Coccinella hieroglyphica2025
Small Heather Weevil Micrelus ericae2025
Small Heather Weevil Micrelus ericae2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer2025
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2025
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2025
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides2025
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Phaonia angelicae Phaonia angelicae2025
Phaonia angelicae Phaonia angelicae2025
Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus2025
Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 