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Places › Scotland › Highlands and Islands › Moray Getting here
57.69916, -3.39790
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 1 🐕 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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 1 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Fieldfare +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Fieldfare +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 1
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Moray Coast Trail Walking route 72 km ▾
Named route Length 72 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Elgin - Lossiemouth Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,621 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,621 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Redwing · Fieldfare · Bearded Tit +35
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Little Tern Sternula albifrons2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Hedgehog · Stoat
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Pine Marten Martes martes2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Stoat Mustela erminea2025 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Tree Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · St Marks Fly +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025 St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,621 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Redwing · Fieldfare · Bearded Tit +35
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Little Tern Sternula albifrons2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Hedgehog · Stoat
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Pine Marten Martes martes2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Stoat Mustela erminea2025 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Tree Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · St Marks Fly +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025 St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange Ladybird
Orange Ladybird
Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2025
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides2025
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis2025
Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2025
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella2025
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