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Dogs welcome
Getting here
56.99321, -4.18344
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Red Grouse (scotica)
- ✦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
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Red Grouse (scotica)
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rannoch Brindled Beauty, Common Heath, Green Hairstreak +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Mountain Pansy, Aspen, Melancholy Thistle +221 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
East Highland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
4 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
Main RouteCycling route8 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.4 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 4.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Scotland TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,983 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,983 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Raven · Kestrel · Oystercatcher +35
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RavenCorvus corax
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Great TitParus major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Indet. Deer · Mountain Hare
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Indet. DeerCervidae2023
- Mountain HareLepus timidus2022
🐝Insects7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Trioza urticae · Bilberry Bumblebee · Geotrupes spiniger · Marmalade Hoverfly · Sericomyia silentis +2
- Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae2024
- Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
- Geotrupes spinigerGeotrupes spiniger
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2023
Rosebay Willowherb · Broom · Scots Pine · Heather · Larch +22
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- LarchLarix
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- White CloverTrifolium repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,983 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Raven · Kestrel · Oystercatcher +35
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RavenCorvus corax
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Great TitParus major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Indet. Deer · Mountain Hare
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Indet. DeerCervidae2023
- Mountain HareLepus timidus2022
🐝Insects7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Trioza urticae · Bilberry Bumblebee · Geotrupes spiniger · Marmalade Hoverfly · Sericomyia silentis +2
- Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae2024
- Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
- Geotrupes spinigerGeotrupes spiniger
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2023
Rosebay Willowherb · Broom · Scots Pine · Heather · Larch +22
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- LarchLarix
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- White CloverTrifolium repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas