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Drumin Castle

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📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

57.35625, -3.35733

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦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

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦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

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🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Pheasant, Robin, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Robin, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Dickie's Bladder-fern, Great Wood-rush, Raspberry +45 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dickie's Bladder-fern, Great Wood-rush, Raspberry +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Ringlet, Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell +37 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Ringlet, Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell +37 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Amanita'r Gwybed, Dyer's Mazegill, Baudoinia +1 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Amanita'r Gwybed, Dyer's Mazegill, Baudoinia +1 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Speyside WayWalking route207 km

Named routeLength 207 kmNational walking route

Speyside Way (Tominoul Spur)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 79Cycling route

Named routeRef 79National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

2,255 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,255 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Meadow Pipit · Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin · Coal Tit +49

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CurlewNumenius arquata
JackdawColoeus monedula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
SiskinSpinus spinus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great TitParus major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Rock DoveColumba livia
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SwiftApus apus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023

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Mammals9 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Red Deer · Mole · Weasel · Rabbit +4

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Red DeerCervus elaphus
MoleTalpa europaea2024
WeaselMustela nivalis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Water ShrewNeomys fodiens

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Reptiles1 species

springsummer

2024

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects8 species

summerautumn

2024

Sericomyia silentis · Mesembrina meridiana · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · Chirosia histricina · Eurhadina pulchella +3

Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Chirosia histricinaChirosia histricina
Eurhadina pulchellaEurhadina pulchella
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

🌿

Plants6 species

autumn

2026

Snowdrop · Chickweed Wintergreen · Northern Dock · Great Wood-rush · Dog's Mercury +1

SnowdropGalanthus
Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea2025
Northern DockRumex longifolius2024
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2024
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024
Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,255 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Meadow Pipit · Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin · Coal Tit +49

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CurlewNumenius arquata
JackdawColoeus monedula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
SiskinSpinus spinus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great TitParus major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Rock DoveColumba livia
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SwiftApus apus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Red Deer · Mole · Weasel · Rabbit +4

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Red DeerCervus elaphus
MoleTalpa europaea2024
WeaselMustela nivalis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Water ShrewNeomys fodiens

🦎

Reptiles1 species

springsummer

2024

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects8 species

summerautumn

2024

Sericomyia silentis · Mesembrina meridiana · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · Chirosia histricina · Eurhadina pulchella +3

Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Chirosia histricinaChirosia histricina
Eurhadina pulchellaEurhadina pulchella
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

🌿

Plants6 species

autumn

2026

Snowdrop · Chickweed Wintergreen · Northern Dock · Great Wood-rush · Dog's Mercury +1

SnowdropGalanthus
Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea2025
Northern DockRumex longifolius2024
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2024
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024
Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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