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Cullerlie Stone Circle

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57.12890, -2.35658

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme, Bank Haircap +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme, Bank Haircap +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, 7-spot Ladybird +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, 7-spot Ladybird +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Deeside WayCycling route

Named routeRef 195National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route768 m

Named routeRef 195Length 768 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route127 m

Named routeRef 195Length 127 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route184 m

Named routeRef 195Length 184 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route502 m

Named routeRef 195Length 502 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route599 m

Named routeRef 195Length 599 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

2,966 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,966 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

springsummer

2025

Buzzard · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Yellowhammer +73

BuzzardButeo buteo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Common GullLarus canus
Great TitParus major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Rock DoveColumba livia
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RookCorvus frugilegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
CuckooCuculus canorus
SiskinSpinus spinus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2019
JayGarrulus glandarius
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SnipeGallinago gallinago
RavenCorvus corax
WigeonMareca penelope2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PochardAythya ferina
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
CootFulica atra
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
SwiftApus apus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
MerlinFalco columbarius2021
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2019

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummer

2025

Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Badger · Red Fox +2

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
Pine MartenMartes martes2021
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2019

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summerautumn

2023

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Larch Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Platycheirus rosarum · Sericomyia lappona +6

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum
Sericomyia lapponaSericomyia lappona
SpheginaSphegina
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Ceraclea nigronervosaCeraclea nigronervosa2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2021
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021

🌿

Plants28 species

autumn

2025

Perennial Rye-grass · Springy Turf-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme · Bank Haircap · Neat Feather-moss +23

Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2018
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024
Cuspidate-leaved BrambleRubus mucronulatus2021
MoonwortBotrychium lunaria2020
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
Sickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinata
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum
Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2024
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2021
Creeping Lady's-tressesGoodyera repens2021
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2021
Erophila vernaErophila verna2020
Heath Fragrant-orchidGymnadenia borealis2020
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2020
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2019
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2019
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,966 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

springsummer

2025

Buzzard · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Yellowhammer +73

BuzzardButeo buteo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Common GullLarus canus
Great TitParus major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Rock DoveColumba livia
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RookCorvus frugilegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
CuckooCuculus canorus
SiskinSpinus spinus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2019
JayGarrulus glandarius
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SnipeGallinago gallinago
RavenCorvus corax
WigeonMareca penelope2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PochardAythya ferina
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
CootFulica atra
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
SwiftApus apus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
MerlinFalco columbarius2021
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2019

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummer

2025

Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Badger · Red Fox +2

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
Pine MartenMartes martes2021
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2019

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summerautumn

2023

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Larch Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Platycheirus rosarum · Sericomyia lappona +6

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum
Sericomyia lapponaSericomyia lappona
SpheginaSphegina
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Ceraclea nigronervosaCeraclea nigronervosa2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2021
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021

🌿

Plants28 species

autumn

2025

Perennial Rye-grass · Springy Turf-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme · Bank Haircap · Neat Feather-moss +23

Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2018
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024
Cuspidate-leaved BrambleRubus mucronulatus2021
MoonwortBotrychium lunaria2020
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
Sickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinata
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum
Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2024
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2021
Creeping Lady's-tressesGoodyera repens2021
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2021
Erophila vernaErophila verna2020
Heath Fragrant-orchidGymnadenia borealis2020
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2020
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2019
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2019
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 G Laird · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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⛪Skene Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→⛪Westhill Community ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→⛪Echt Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→✦Cowie Hill StoneHistoric site3.9 km→✦Drum CastleHistoric site3.9 km→⚽Echt Pleasure ParkPlaying field4.7 km→

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