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Getting here
57.23485, -3.80247
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Little Grebe
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Little Grebe
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Greylag Goose, Little Grebe, Chaffinch +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Greylag Goose, Little Grebe, Chaffinch +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Black Darter, Northern Damselfly +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Broom Fork-moss, White Earwort, Glittering Wood-moss +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Speyside WayWalking route207 km▾
Named routeLength 207 kmNational walking route
Aviemore OrbitalWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
NCN National Route 79Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 79National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route735 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 735 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.1 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 4.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Alternative RouteCycling route10.1 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 10.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cairngorms LoopMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
17,838 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,838 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Little Grebe · Blue Tit · Robin +41
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TealAnas crecca
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common GullLarus canus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwiftApus apus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eupteryx aurata · Black Clock
- Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Broom Fork-moss · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · White Earwort · Glittering Wood-moss · Heath Plait-moss +8
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
- White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
- Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.
- Hypnum cupressiforme
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,838 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Little Grebe · Blue Tit · Robin +41
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TealAnas crecca
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common GullLarus canus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwiftApus apus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eupteryx aurata · Black Clock
- Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Broom Fork-moss · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · White Earwort · Glittering Wood-moss · Heath Plait-moss +8
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
- White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
- Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.
- Hypnum cupressiforme
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme
Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerumUrn HaircapPogonatum urnigerumLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusOstrich-plume Feather-mossPtilium crista-castrensisOstrich-plume Feather-mossPtilium crista-castrensisWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosum