East Aquhorthies Stone Circle
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57.27701, -2.44556
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Coltsfoot, Broom, Yarrow +114 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Coltsfoot, Broom, Yarrow +114 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Ground-elder, Dandelion, Hazel +18 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +36 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +36 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Gordon Way Walking route ▾
Millstone Hill Trail Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Named route Length 4.8 km Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
1,722 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,722 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Moorhen · Rook +26
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Swallow Hirundo rustica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goosander Mergus merganser Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Larus canus canus Larus canus canus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Wild Cat Hybrid
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2024 Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Wild Cat Hybrid Felis silvestris x catus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Common Carder Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum · Small Garden Bumblebee +22
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum Bumblebee Bombus Red-tailed Bumblebee Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,722 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Moorhen · Rook +26
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Swallow Hirundo rustica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goosander Mergus merganser Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Larus canus canus Larus canus canus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Wild Cat Hybrid
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2024 Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Wild Cat Hybrid Felis silvestris x catus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Common Carder Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum · Small Garden Bumblebee +22
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum Bumblebee Bombus Red-tailed Bumblebee Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus lapidarius
Bombus lapidarius
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus manicatus
Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus manicatus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
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