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Dingwall Fordyce Monument

📷 Bill Harrison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

57.52463, -2.20009

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Rook +35 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Rook +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Dandelion, Annual Meadow-grass, Broad-leaved Willowherb +70 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Dandelion, Annual Meadow-grass, Broad-leaved Willowherb +70 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Dandelion, Elder, Common Sorrel +7 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Red Admiral, Green-veined White, Ringlet · last seen 2019; Insects — Red Admiral, Green-veined White, Ringlet · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Formartine and Buchan WayWalking route86 km

Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead

Named routeLength 86 kmNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 197Cycling route

Named routeRef 197National Cycle Network

Route 194Cycling route

Named routeRef 194National Cycle Network

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 route1.4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,310 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,310 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds21 species

summerautumn

2025

Jackdaw · Blackbird · Rook · Woodpigeon · Swallow +16

JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RookCorvus frugilegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House MartinDelichon urbicum
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JayGarrulus glandarius
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SwiftApus apus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,310 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds21 species

summerautumn

2025

Jackdaw · Blackbird · Rook · Woodpigeon · Swallow +16

JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RookCorvus frugilegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House MartinDelichon urbicum
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JayGarrulus glandarius
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SwiftApus apus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Bill Harrison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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