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57.69384, -3.20854
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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 ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Redwing +25 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Redwing +25 more · last seen 2026
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Scots Lovage, Himalayan Cotoneaster, Sheep's Sorrel +22 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Scots Lovage, Himalayan Cotoneaster, Sheep's Sorrel +22 more · last seen 2022
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Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Crowberry, Wood-sorrel +2 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Moray Coast Trail Walking route 72 km ▾
Named route Length 72 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 229 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 229 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 3.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 2.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,849 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,849 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Redwing · Fieldfare · Common Scoter +23
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2024 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2024 Little Tern Sternula albifrons2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Pintail Anas acuta2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis2022 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2022 Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Scots Lovage · Himalayan Cotoneaster · Sheep's Sorrel · Early Hair-grass · Great Wood-rush +20
Scots Lovage Ligusticum scoticum Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella subsp. acetosella Early Hair-grass Aira praecox Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica Sea Campion Silene uniflora Marsh Cudweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,849 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Redwing · Fieldfare · Common Scoter +23
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2024 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2024 Little Tern Sternula albifrons2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Pintail Anas acuta2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis2022 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2022 Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Scots Lovage · Himalayan Cotoneaster · Sheep's Sorrel · Early Hair-grass · Great Wood-rush +20
Scots Lovage Ligusticum scoticum Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella subsp. acetosella Early Hair-grass Aira praecox Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica Sea Campion Silene uniflora Marsh Cudweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gnaphalium uliginosum
Gnaphalium uliginosum
Crowberry Empetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum
Crowberry Empetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum var. maritimum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum var. maritimum
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Sagina subulata var. subulata Sagina subulata var. subulata
Sagina subulata var. subulata Sagina subulata var. subulata
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Glabrous Whitlowgrass Erophila glabrescens
Glabrous Whitlowgrass Erophila glabrescens
Little Mouse-ear Cerastium semidecandrum
Little Mouse-ear Cerastium semidecandrum
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Polypody Polypodium vulgare
Polypody Polypodium vulgare Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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