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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
⛳Golf 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

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Oystercatcher +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Oystercatcher +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax, Eristalinus aeneus +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax, Eristalinus aeneus +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Thedgonia ligustrina, Mallrug, Mallryg · last seen 2024; Fungi — Thedgonia ligustrina, Mallrug, Mallryg · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — White Clover, Lyme-grass, Buck's-horn Plantain +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — White Clover, Lyme-grass, Buck's-horn Plantain +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Moray Coast TrailWalking route72 km

Named routeLength 72 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route24 m

Named routeRef 1Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route288 m

Named routeRef 1Length 288 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route288 m

Named routeRef 1Length 288 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,638 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,638 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds85 species

springautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Oystercatcher · Cormorant +80

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
White-billed DiverGavia adamsii2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
SwiftApus apus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
PuffinFratercula arctica2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great TitParus major2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Little AukAlle alle2024

🦌

Mammals8 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Seal · Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Harbour Seal · Seals · Roe Deer +3

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
SealsPinnipedia
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Red Squirrel

🐝

Insects14 species

summerautumn

2025

Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalinus aeneus · Cerobasis guestfalica · Palloptera scutellata +9

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Eristalinus aeneusEristalinus aeneus2024
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica
Palloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellata
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus

🍄

Fungi2 species

autumnwinter

2024

Thedgonia ligustrina · Mallrug, Mallryg

Thedgonia ligustrinaThedgonia ligustrina
Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea

🌿

Plants14 species

summerautumn

2025

Lyme-grass · White Clover · Buck's-horn Plantain · Hedge Mustard · Sea Plantain +9

Lyme-grassLeymus arenarius
White CloverTrifolium repens
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,638 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds85 species

springautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Oystercatcher · Cormorant +80

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
White-billed DiverGavia adamsii2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
SwiftApus apus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
PuffinFratercula arctica2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great TitParus major2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Little AukAlle alle2024

🦌

Mammals8 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Seal · Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Harbour Seal · Seals · Roe Deer +3

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
SealsPinnipedia
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Red Squirrel

🐝

Insects14 species

summerautumn

2025

Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalinus aeneus · Cerobasis guestfalica · Palloptera scutellata +9

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Eristalinus aeneusEristalinus aeneus2024
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica
Palloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellata
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus

🍄

Fungi2 species

autumnwinter

2024

Thedgonia ligustrina · Mallrug, Mallryg

Thedgonia ligustrinaThedgonia ligustrina
Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea

🌿

Plants14 species

summerautumn

2025

Lyme-grass · White Clover · Buck's-horn Plantain · Hedge Mustard · Sea Plantain +9

Lyme-grassLeymus arenarius
White CloverTrifolium repens
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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