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Hillview Community Church

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📷 Wikipedia · Hillview, Sutton Forest · CC BY-SA 3.0

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57.11972, -2.19950

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Cults Primary Parking Lot 48m away — 12 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
🅿️Cults Primary Parking Lot 48m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chiffchaff, House Martin, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chiffchaff, House Martin, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Broom Fork-moss, Heath Plait-moss +25 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Broom Fork-moss, Heath Plait-moss +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Syrphus, Larch Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Larch Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Causey MounthWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Deeside WayCycling route

Named routeRef 195National Cycle Network

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 route15 m

Named routeRef 195Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route17 m

Named routeRef 195Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 195Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

20,999 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,999 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

autumnwinter

2026

Dipper · Robin · Goldfinch · Tree Sparrow · Chaffinch +29

DipperCinclus cinclus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

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Mammals2 species

autumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Brown Rat

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

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Plants27 species

winter

2025

Springy Turf-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Common Feather-moss · Heath Plait-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss +22

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus
Large White-mossLeucobryum glaucum
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum
Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,999 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

autumnwinter

2026

Dipper · Robin · Goldfinch · Tree Sparrow · Chaffinch +29

DipperCinclus cinclus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Brown Rat

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants27 species

winter

2025

Springy Turf-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Common Feather-moss · Heath Plait-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss +22

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus
Large White-mossLeucobryum glaucum
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum
Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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