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Edzell Castle

1 ha

WildlifeBirdsFungi

Dogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

56.81167, -2.68190

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom 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
🍄Mushroom 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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Chaffinch +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Chaffinch +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Chaga, Giant Polypore, Moor Club +18 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Chaga, Giant Polypore, Moor Club +18 more · last seen 2018

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Peacock, Bilberry Bumblebee, Platycheirus +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Bilberry Bumblebee, Platycheirus +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Goldenrod, Honesty, Pot Marjoram +3 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Goldenrod, Honesty, Pot Marjoram +3 more · last seen 2016

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Edzell to Rocks of SolitudeWalking route10 km

Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route

The Whisky RoadWalking route

Named route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Scotland TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,905 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,905 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Starling · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +36

StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Great TitParus major2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Alectoris rufa rufaAlectoris rufa rufa2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Pine Marten · Brown Hare

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Pine MartenMartes martes
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2024

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects5 species

summerautumn

2025

Platycheirus · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hartigiola annulipes · Beech Leaf Miner

PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Hartigiola annulipesHartigiola annulipes
Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,905 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Starling · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +36

StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Great TitParus major2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Alectoris rufa rufaAlectoris rufa rufa2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Pine Marten · Brown Hare

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Pine MartenMartes martes
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2024

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects5 species

summerautumn

2025

Platycheirus · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hartigiola annulipes · Beech Leaf Miner

PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Hartigiola annulipesHartigiola annulipes
Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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