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57.10323, -2.28045
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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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldeneye, Blackbird, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldeneye, Blackbird, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Fallacious Beard-moss, Pointed Spear-moss +67 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Fallacious Beard-moss, Pointed Spear-moss +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax, Western Honey Bee +26 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax, Western Honey Bee +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Deeside Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 195 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 3.1 km National Cycle Network On-road 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
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Wildlife to spot
17,651 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,651 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Grey Heron · Slavonian Grebe · Tawny Owl +20
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pintail Anas acuta2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Pine Marten Martes martes Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Mesembrina meridiana · Helophilus pendulus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Fallacious Beard-moss · Silver-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Streblotrichum convolutum +44
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax2025 Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2025 Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025 Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum2025 Pointed Spear-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,651 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Grey Heron · Slavonian Grebe · Tawny Owl +20
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pintail Anas acuta2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Pine Marten Martes martes Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Mesembrina meridiana · Helophilus pendulus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Fallacious Beard-moss · Silver-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Streblotrichum convolutum +44
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax2025 Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2025 Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025 Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum2025 Pointed Spear-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calliergonella cuspidata2025
Calliergonella cuspidata2025
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2025
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2025
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2025
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2025
Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum2025
Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum2025
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2025
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2025
Dwarf Swan-neck Moss Campylopus pyriformis2025
Dwarf Swan-neck Moss Campylopus pyriformis2025
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme2025
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme2025
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis2025
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2025
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2025
Cliff Scalewort Porella cordaeana2025
Cliff Scalewort Porella cordaeana2025
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2025
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2025
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2025
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2025
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2025
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2025
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2025
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2025
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2025
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2025
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2025
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens2025
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens2025
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2025
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2025
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2025
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2025
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides2025
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides2025
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla2025
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla2025
Ulota crispa Ulota crispa2025
Ulota crispa Ulota crispa2025
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi2025
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi2025
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens2025
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens2025
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2025
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2025
Racomitrium heterostichum Racomitrium heterostichum2025
Racomitrium heterostichum Racomitrium heterostichum2025
Hair-pointed Grimmia Grimmia trichophylla2025
Hair-pointed Grimmia Grimmia trichophylla2025
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2025
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2025
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum2025
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum2025
Common Crystalwort Riccia sorocarpa2025
Common Crystalwort Riccia sorocarpa2025
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans2025
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans2025
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2025
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2025
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.2025
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.2025
Girgensohn's Bog-moss Sphagnum girgensohnii2025
Girgensohn's Bog-moss Sphagnum girgensohnii2025
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2025
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2025
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2025
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2025
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2025