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▾ 🐦 62+ 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 ☕ The Lairds Kitchen — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 62+ 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 ☕ The Lairds Kitchen — a good base for a longer summer day out 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Imperforate St John's-wort, Salmonberry, Garden Lady's-mantle +35 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Imperforate St John's-wort, Salmonberry, Garden Lady's-mantle +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Eupeodes corollae, Slave-making Ant, Common Earwig +6 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Eupeodes corollae, Slave-making Ant, Common Earwig +6 more · last seen 2024
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Plants — Hazel, Bilberry, Wood-sorrel +4 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
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NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
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Named route Ref 1 Length 229 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 1 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 1 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
416 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 416 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mute Swan · Treecreeper · Siskin · Sand Martin · Chaffinch +27
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2011 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2010 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2010 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2010 Skylark Alauda arvensis2010 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2010 Swift Apus apus2010 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2010 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2010 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2021 ▾
Red Squirrel · Badger · Roe Deer
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Badger Meles meles2015 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2015 Eupeodes corollae · Slave-making Ant · Common Earwig · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Eristalis pertinax +4
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae Slave-making Ant Formica sanguinea2013 Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2013 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata 🌿 Plants 82 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Salmonberry · Imperforate St John's-wort · Ash · Creeping Buttercup · Cuspidate-leaved Bramble +77
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Imperforate St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum2014 Ash Fraxinus excelsior Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024 Cuspidate-leaved Bramble Rubus mucronulatus2022 Rubus dasyphyllus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 416 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mute Swan · Treecreeper · Siskin · Sand Martin · Chaffinch +27
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2011 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2010 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2010 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2010 Skylark Alauda arvensis2010 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2010 Swift Apus apus2010 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2010 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2010 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2021 ▾
Red Squirrel · Badger · Roe Deer
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Badger Meles meles2015 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2015 Eupeodes corollae · Slave-making Ant · Common Earwig · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Eristalis pertinax +4
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae Slave-making Ant Formica sanguinea2013 Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2013 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata 🌿 Plants 82 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Salmonberry · Imperforate St John's-wort · Ash · Creeping Buttercup · Cuspidate-leaved Bramble +77
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Imperforate St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum2014 Ash Fraxinus excelsior Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024 Cuspidate-leaved Bramble Rubus mucronulatus2022 Rubus dasyphyllus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2019
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018 Rubus dasyphyllus2022
Rubus dasyphyllus2022
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2019
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2019
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis2024
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis2024
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2024
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2024
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Hazel Corylus
Hazel Corylus
European Larch Larix decidua
European Larch Larix decidua
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Tree Cotoneaster Cotoneaster frigidus2024
Tree Cotoneaster Cotoneaster frigidus2024
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2024
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Western Balsam-poplar Populus trichocarpa2024
Western Balsam-poplar Populus trichocarpa2024
Hybrid Larch Larix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2024
Hybrid Larch Larix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2024
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2024
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2024
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata2024
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata2024
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2024
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2024
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2024
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024
Oat Avena sativa2024
Oat Avena sativa2024
Large Bitter-cress Cardamine amara2024
Large Bitter-cress Cardamine amara2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2019
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2019
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2019
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2019
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2019
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2019
Stag's-horn Clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum2019
Stag's-horn Clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum2019
Water Avens Geum rivale2019
Water Avens Geum rivale2019
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2019
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2019
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2019
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2019
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2019
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2019
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata2019
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata2019
Hybrid Woundwort Stachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua2019
Hybrid Woundwort Stachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua2019
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata2019
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata2019
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2019
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2019
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2019
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2019
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2019
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2019
Beech Fagus sylvatica2019
Beech Fagus sylvatica2019
White Water-lily Nymphaea alba2019
White Water-lily Nymphaea alba2019
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2019
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2019
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2019
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2019
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2019
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2019
Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis2019
Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis2019
Daisy Bellis perennis2019
Daisy Bellis perennis2019
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2019
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2019
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2019
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2019
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum2019
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum2019
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2019
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2019
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2019
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2019
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2018
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2018
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2016
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2016
Rubus septentrionalis Rubus septentrionalis2015
Rubus septentrionalis Rubus septentrionalis2015
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2014
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2014
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2014
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2014
White Clover Trifolium repens2014
White Clover Trifolium repens2014
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2014
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2014
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2014
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2014
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2014
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2014
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2014
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2014
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2014
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2014
Dandelion Taraxacum2014
Dandelion Taraxacum2014
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2014
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2014 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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