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Getting here
57.03514, -2.66826
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Woodpigeon
- ✦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 — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Rabbit, Roe Deer, Red Squirrel +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +24 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Eyebright, Cow Parsley, Fringed Bog-moss +124 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blackhall Loop TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Deeside WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Deeside WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 195National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route322 m▾
Named routeRef 195Length 322 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route318 m▾
Named routeRef 195Length 318 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 195Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 195Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 195Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
2,219 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,219 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Snipe +24
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Weasel · Red Deer · Badger
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- BadgerMeles meles
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2024
- AdderVipera berus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2024
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Common Blue Damselfly
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Eyebright · Common Valerian · Gorse · Marsh Lousewort · Yellow-rattle +108
- EyebrightEuphrasia
- Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024
- GorseUlex europaeus2023
- Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2024
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024
- Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,219 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Snipe +24
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Weasel · Red Deer · Badger
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- BadgerMeles meles
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2024
- AdderVipera berus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2024
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Common Blue Damselfly
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Eyebright · Common Valerian · Gorse · Marsh Lousewort · Yellow-rattle +108
- EyebrightEuphrasia
- Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024
- GorseUlex europaeus2023
- Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2024
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024
- Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Alpine BistortBistorta vivipara2024Alpine BistortBistorta vivipara2024Petty WhinGenista anglica2024Petty WhinGenista anglica2024Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2024Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2024Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2024Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2024Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2024Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2024Marsh VioletViola palustris2024Marsh VioletViola palustris2024Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2024Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2024Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2024Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2024Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2024Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2024Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2024Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2024Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2024Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2024Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2023Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2023Silver BirchBetula pendula2023Silver BirchBetula pendula2023Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2023SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2023Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2023Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2023Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2023Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2023Common SedgeCarex nigra2023Common SedgeCarex nigra2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2023Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2023Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2023Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2023Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2023Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatumFringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatumHard-fernBlechnum spicant2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2024Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2024Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024Star SedgeCarex echinata2024Star SedgeCarex echinata2024Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2024Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2024LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2024LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2024Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2024Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2024Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2024Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2024Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2024Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2024Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2024Heath Fragrant-orchidGymnadenia borealis2024Heath Fragrant-orchidGymnadenia borealis2024Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2024Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2024Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2023Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2023Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2023Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2023TormentilPotentilla erecta2023TormentilPotentilla erecta2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023Rosa mollisRosa mollis2023Rosa mollisRosa mollis2023RowanSorbus aucuparia2023RowanSorbus aucuparia2023FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2023Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2023AlderAlnus glutinosa2023AlderAlnus glutinosa2023Glaucous Dog-RoseRosa vosagiaca2023Glaucous Dog-RoseRosa vosagiaca2023Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023AspenPopulus tremula2023AspenPopulus tremula2023Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2023Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2023Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2023Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2023European LarchLarix decidua2023European LarchLarix decidua2023Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2023Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus2023GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus2023Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2023Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2023Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2023Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2023Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2023Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2023Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2023Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2023Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2023Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023Bush VetchVicia sepium2023Bush VetchVicia sepium2023Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2023Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2023Pale SedgeCarex pallescens2023Pale SedgeCarex pallescens2023Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2023Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2023Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2023Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2023Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2023Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2023Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2023Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2023Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2023Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2023Northern DockRumex longifolius2023Northern DockRumex longifolius2023Water AvensGeum rivale2023Water AvensGeum rivale2023Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2023Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2023Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023Sand SpurreySpergularia rubra2023Sand SpurreySpergularia rubra2023Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2023Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2023Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2023Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2023Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2023Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2023Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2023Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2023Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2023Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2023Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2023Velvet BentAgrostis canina2023Velvet BentAgrostis canina2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023