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Eslie The Lesser Stone Circle

0 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome0 ha

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
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cuspidate-leaved Bramble, Cherry Plum, Rubus echinatoides +188 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Cuspidate-leaved Bramble, Cherry Plum, Rubus echinatoides +188 more · last seen 2016

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Beech, Wood-sorrel +19 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Leucozona lucorum, Sericomyia silentis, Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Leucozona lucorum, Sericomyia silentis, Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cryne Corse RoadWalking route
Named route
StockmounthWalking route
Named route
Builg MounthWalking route
Named route
Deeside WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Coy Burn TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Deeside WayCycling route
Named routeRef 195National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route94 m
Named routeRef 195Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route235 m
Named routeRef 195Length 235 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route674 m
Named routeRef 195Length 674 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route406 m
Named routeRef 195Length 406 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route408 m
Named routeRef 195Length 408 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Eslie the lesser Stone circle in Aberdeenshire

Eslie the lesser Stone circle in Aberdeenshire

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