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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kittiwake and Jackdaw
✦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

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kittiwake and Jackdaw
✦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

Parking· FreeToilets

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Kittiwake, Jackdaw, Herring Gull +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kittiwake, Jackdaw, Herring Gull +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Coltsfoot, Common Mallow, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Coltsfoot, Common Mallow, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route2 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4.5 km

Named routeRef 1Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route28 m

Named routeRef 1Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route385 m

Named routeRef 1Length 385 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,453 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,453 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds88 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Kittiwake · Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Fulmar · House Sparrow +83

KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Common GullLarus canus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
Sturnus vulgaris vulgarisSturnus vulgaris vulgaris2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2023
Little AukAlle alle2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
DipperCinclus cinclus2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2023
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2023
TealAnas crecca2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Seal · Rabbit · Otter · Bottle-nosed Dolphin +1

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
OtterLutra lutra
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus2024
Pine MartenMartes martes2023

🐝

Insects25 species

summer

2026

Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eupeodes corollae +20

SyrphusSyrphus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
Yellow-faced BlowflyCynomya mortuorum2025
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Dicranotropis hamataDicranotropis hamata2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
HelophilusHelophilus2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Coelopa frigidaCoelopa frigida2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Orygma luctuosumOrygma luctuosum2023
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2023

🌿

Plants136 species

summer

2026

Common Nettle · Hogweed · Red Campion · Sea Mayweed · Red Fescue +131

Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2024
Red FescueFestuca rubra2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
ThriftArmeria maritima2024
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Sea CampionSilene uniflora2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2024
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Curled DockRumex crispus2024
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2024
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024
Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Sea Mouse-earCerastium diffusum2024
IvyHedera helix2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2024
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2024
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2024
Wood VetchErvilia sylvatica2024
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2024
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2023
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2024
Water AvensGeum rivale2024
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024
Soft Downy-roseRosa mollis2024
Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2024
Heath GroundselSenecio sylvaticus2024
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2024
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024
Wild LiquoriceAstragalus glycyphyllos2024
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024
Distant SedgeCarex distans2024
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024
TimothyPhleum pratense2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Biting StonecropSedum acre2024
Ficaria verna subsp. vernaFicaria verna subsp. verna2024
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2024
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Common ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalis2024
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024
Downy OatAvenula pubescens2024
Spotted DandelionTaraxacum maculosum2024
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Rubus latifoliusRubus latifolius2024
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024
Common CouchElymus repens2024
CharlockSinapis arvensis2024
Ray's KnotgrassPolygonum oxyspermum2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2023
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2023
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2023
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2023
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides2023
Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2023
WallflowerErysimum cheiri2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023
Spring VetchVicia lathyroides2023
Wild OnionAllium vineale2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,453 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds88 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Kittiwake · Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Fulmar · House Sparrow +83

KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Common GullLarus canus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
Sturnus vulgaris vulgarisSturnus vulgaris vulgaris2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2023
Little AukAlle alle2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
DipperCinclus cinclus2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2023
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2023
TealAnas crecca2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Seal · Rabbit · Otter · Bottle-nosed Dolphin +1

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
OtterLutra lutra
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus2024
Pine MartenMartes martes2023

🐝

Insects25 species

summer

2026

Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eupeodes corollae +20

SyrphusSyrphus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
Yellow-faced BlowflyCynomya mortuorum2025
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Dicranotropis hamataDicranotropis hamata2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
HelophilusHelophilus2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Coelopa frigidaCoelopa frigida2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Orygma luctuosumOrygma luctuosum2023
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2023

🌿

Plants136 species

summer

2026

Common Nettle · Hogweed · Red Campion · Sea Mayweed · Red Fescue +131

Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2024
Red FescueFestuca rubra2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
ThriftArmeria maritima2024
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Sea CampionSilene uniflora2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2024
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Curled DockRumex crispus2024
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2024
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024
Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Sea Mouse-earCerastium diffusum2024
IvyHedera helix2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2024
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2024
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2024
Wood VetchErvilia sylvatica2024
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2024
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2023
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2024
Water AvensGeum rivale2024
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024
Soft Downy-roseRosa mollis2024
Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2024
Heath GroundselSenecio sylvaticus2024
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2024
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024
Wild LiquoriceAstragalus glycyphyllos2024
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024
Distant SedgeCarex distans2024
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024
TimothyPhleum pratense2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Biting StonecropSedum acre2024
Ficaria verna subsp. vernaFicaria verna subsp. verna2024
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2024
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Common ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalis2024
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024
Downy OatAvenula pubescens2024
Spotted DandelionTaraxacum maculosum2024
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Rubus latifoliusRubus latifolius2024
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024
Common CouchElymus repens2024
CharlockSinapis arvensis2024
Ray's KnotgrassPolygonum oxyspermum2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2023
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2023
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2023
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2023
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides2023
Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2023
WallflowerErysimum cheiri2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023
Spring VetchVicia lathyroides2023
Wild OnionAllium vineale2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dunnottar Castle near Stonehaven

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