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Places › Scotland › North East Scotland › Aberdeenshire Getting here
57.36635, -2.06815
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Market Street Carpark 84m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Market Street Carpark 84m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Willow Bean-galler, Common Red Soldier Beetle +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Willow Bean-galler, Common Red Soldier Beetle +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Snowdrop, Maidenhair Spleenwort, Himalayan Balsam +10 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Snowdrop, Maidenhair Spleenwort, Himalayan Balsam +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Formartine and Buchan Way Walking route 86 km ▾
Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead
Named route Length 86 km National walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Sundial in Ellon Castle Gardens
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Wildlife to spot
6,694 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,694 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Coal Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Swift Apus apus Rook Corvus frugilegus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Siskin Spinus spinus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Dipper Cinclus cinclus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Willow Bean-galler · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Vine Weevil
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Snowdrop · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Alder · Wall-rue · Holly +6
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Alder Alnus glutinosa Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Holly Ilex aquifolium Gorse Ulex europaeus Elder Sambucus nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,694 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Coal Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Swift Apus apus Rook Corvus frugilegus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Siskin Spinus spinus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Dipper Cinclus cinclus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Willow Bean-galler · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Vine Weevil
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Snowdrop · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Alder · Wall-rue · Holly +6
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Alder Alnus glutinosa Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Holly Ilex aquifolium Gorse Ulex europaeus Elder Sambucus nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
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