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Ethie Castle

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56.61246, -2.51095

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corn Bunting and Carrion Crow
✦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

🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corn Bunting and Carrion Crow
✦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

3 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Corn Bunting, Carrion Crow, Yellowhammer +94 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Corn Bunting, Carrion Crow, Yellowhammer +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Arbroath to Auchmithie Coastal PathWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

5 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 route3.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route8.7 km

Named routeRef 1Length 8.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,720 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,720 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winterspring

2026

Herring Gull · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Corn Bunting · Carrion Crow +55

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
PuffinFratercula arctica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Great TitParus major2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025

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Mammals4 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Roe Deer · Mole · Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,720 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winterspring

2026

Herring Gull · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Corn Bunting · Carrion Crow +55

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
PuffinFratercula arctica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Great TitParus major2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Roe Deer · Mole · Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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