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Getting here
57.45066, -4.54880
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Coal Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Coal Tit
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Comma, Northern Cockchafer, Snail Hunter +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bitter-vetch, Russian Comfrey, Wood-sorrel +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Larch Bolete, Slimy Spike, Green Brittlegill +4 more · last seen 2020
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Northern Highlands)Mountain bike route166.4 km▾
Named routeLength 166.4 kmNational Cycle Network
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River Beauly below Dun Fionn
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Wildlife to spot
4,731 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,731 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Dunnock · Blackbird · Swallow · Chiffchaff +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Adder
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2025▾
Tree Bumblebee · Eristalis pertinax · Acrossus rufipes · Snail Hunter · Black Clock +14
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
- Snail HunterCychrus caraboides
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- PotamophylaxPotamophylax
Cylindric Beard-moss · Bell Heather · Soft-rush · Hedge Woundwort · Rosebay Willowherb +37
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Rubus furvicolorRubus furvicolor
- Rubus leptothyrsosRubus leptothyrsos
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,731 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Dunnock · Blackbird · Swallow · Chiffchaff +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Adder
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2025▾
Tree Bumblebee · Eristalis pertinax · Acrossus rufipes · Snail Hunter · Black Clock +14
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
- Snail HunterCychrus caraboides
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- PotamophylaxPotamophylax
Cylindric Beard-moss · Bell Heather · Soft-rush · Hedge Woundwort · Rosebay Willowherb +37
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Rubus furvicolorRubus furvicolor
- Rubus leptothyrsosRubus leptothyrsos
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Striped Ladybird
Striped Ladybird
Myzia oblongoguttata
Myzia oblongoguttata
HarpalusHarpalusHarpalusHarpalusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesClover SawflyTenthredo arcuataClover SawflyTenthredo arcuataLimnephilus centralisLimnephilus centralisLimnephilus centralisLimnephilus centralisCantharis crypticaCantharis crypticaCantharis crypticaCantharis crypticaTwin-spotted CarverRhogogaster punctulataTwin-spotted CarverRhogogaster punctulataBox SuckerPsylla buxiBox SuckerPsylla buxiDolichovespula saxonicaDolichovespula saxonicaDolichovespula saxonicaDolichovespula saxonicaGerman WaspVespula germanicaGerman WaspVespula germanicaPterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanariusGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaCommaPolygonia c-albumCommaPolygonia c-albumTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaSkullcapScutellaria galericulataSkullcapScutellaria galericulataHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisViper's-buglossEchium vulgareViper's-buglossEchium vulgareHopHumulus lupulusHopHumulus lupulusCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumFringecupsTellima grandifloraFringecupsTellima grandifloraRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumCorn SpurreySpergula arvensisCorn SpurreySpergula arvensisMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumNorthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurellaNorthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurellaTasteless StonecropSedum sexangulareTasteless StonecropSedum sexangulareSpiked RampionPhyteuma spicatumSpiked RampionPhyteuma spicatumHieracium subcrassumHieracium subcrassumHieracium subcrassumHieracium subcrassumColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustrisBird CherryPrunus padusBird CherryPrunus padusHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holostea