🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
57.64216, -2.82431
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Carrion Crow
- 🌿Foraging 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
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Carrion Crow
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Yellowhammer +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Yellowhammer +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Moschatel, Hard Shield-fern, Raspberry +82 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Moschatel, Hard Shield-fern, Raspberry +82 more · last seen 2015
Free
Plants — Raspberry, Ramsons, Dandelion +16 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 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 route510 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 510 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route249 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 249 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
675 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
675 records · National Biodiversity NetworkYellowhammer · Swallow · House Sparrow · Corn Bunting · Goldfinch +35
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common GullLarus canus
- SwiftApus apus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- MagpiePica pica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Feral Cat
Bog Stitchwort · Soft-rush · Gorse · Cleavers · Common Mouse-ear +73
- Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- GorseUlex europaeus
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
675 records · National Biodiversity NetworkYellowhammer · Swallow · House Sparrow · Corn Bunting · Goldfinch +35
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common GullLarus canus
- SwiftApus apus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- MagpiePica pica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Feral Cat
Bog Stitchwort · Soft-rush · Gorse · Cleavers · Common Mouse-ear +73
- Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- GorseUlex europaeus
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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