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Findlater Castle

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57.69236, -2.77022

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Shag
✦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

🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Shag
✦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

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Shag, Linnet +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Shag, Linnet +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Bush Vetch, Hemlock Water-dropwort · last seen 2025; Plants — Bush Vetch, Hemlock Water-dropwort · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Moray Coast TrailWalking route72 km

Named routeLength 72 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route24 m

Named routeRef 1Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route335 m

Named routeRef 1Length 335 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,818 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,818 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds59 species

autumn

2025

Curlew · Herring Gull · Yellowhammer · Linnet · Wren +54

CurlewNumenius arquata
Herring GullLarus argentatus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GannetMorus bassanus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
EiderSomateria mollissima
DunnockPrunella modularis
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RazorbillAlca torda
Common GuillemotUria aalge
White-billed DiverGavia adamsii
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
MagpiePica pica
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RavenCorvus corax
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Common TernSterna hirundo
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
WhitethroatCurruca communis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
TealAnas crecca
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
GoosanderMergus merganser
Great Northern DiverGavia immer

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Mammals3 species

springsummer

2025

Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Brown Hare · Pine Marten

Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Pine MartenMartes martes

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Bush Vetch

Bush VetchVicia sepium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,818 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

autumn

2025

Curlew · Herring Gull · Yellowhammer · Linnet · Wren +54

CurlewNumenius arquata
Herring GullLarus argentatus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GannetMorus bassanus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
EiderSomateria mollissima
DunnockPrunella modularis
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RazorbillAlca torda
Common GuillemotUria aalge
White-billed DiverGavia adamsii
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
MagpiePica pica
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RavenCorvus corax
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Common TernSterna hirundo
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
WhitethroatCurruca communis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
TealAnas crecca
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
GoosanderMergus merganser
Great Northern DiverGavia immer

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2025

Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Brown Hare · Pine Marten

Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Pine MartenMartes martes

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Bush Vetch

Bush VetchVicia sepium

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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