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Ecclesgreig Castle

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56.78348, -2.43030

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Curlew
✦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

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Curlew
✦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

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Peregrine, Curlew, Oystercatcher +99 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Curlew, Oystercatcher +99 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 — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Common Blue +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Common Blue +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

15 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 route497 m

Named routeRef 1Length 497 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route572 m

Named routeRef 1Length 572 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route159 m

Named routeRef 1Length 159 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Scotland TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

13,496 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,496 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

spring

2026

Peregrine · Fulmar · Raven · Jackdaw · Kestrel +41

PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
Great TitParus major2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024

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Mammals3 species

autumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Small Heath · Common Blue · Small White · Red Admiral +15

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Northern Brown ArgusAricia artaxerxes2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-veined DarterSympetrum fonscolombii
Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2024

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Plants1 species

summer

2024

Agrimony

AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,496 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

spring

2026

Peregrine · Fulmar · Raven · Jackdaw · Kestrel +41

PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
Great TitParus major2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Small Heath · Common Blue · Small White · Red Admiral +15

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Northern Brown ArgusAricia artaxerxes2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-veined DarterSympetrum fonscolombii
Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2024

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2024

Agrimony

AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 paddy heron · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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