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St Michael's Roman Catholic Chapel

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📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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57.24984, -3.37720

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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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕The Highland Market — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕The Highland Market — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· FreeToilets

Best for

10 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 — Lapwing, Jackdaw, Chaffinch +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Lapwing, Jackdaw, Chaffinch +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Rock Bristle-moss, Selfheal, Sycamore +21 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rock Bristle-moss, Selfheal, Sycamore +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Speyside Way (Tominoul Spur)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Scotland TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Cairngorms LoopMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

9,870 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,870 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winterautumn

2026

Pheasant · Chaffinch · Robin · Wren · Blue Tit +27

PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DipperCinclus cinclus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumnwinter

2026

Roe Deer · Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Red Deer · Rabbit

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Red DeerCervus elaphus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Palmate Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects4 species

autumn

2025

Birch Shieldbug · Sericomyia silentis · Marmalade Hoverfly · Cuckoo-Spit Insect

Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius

🌿

Plants11 species

autumn

2025

Hazel · Eyebright · Chalk Comb-moss · Lesser Spearwort · Soft-rush +6

HazelCorylus avellana
EyebrightEuphrasia
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Rock Bristle-mossLewinskya rupestris
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,870 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winterautumn

2026

Pheasant · Chaffinch · Robin · Wren · Blue Tit +27

PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DipperCinclus cinclus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumnwinter

2026

Roe Deer · Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Red Deer · Rabbit

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Red DeerCervus elaphus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Palmate Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects4 species

autumn

2025

Birch Shieldbug · Sericomyia silentis · Marmalade Hoverfly · Cuckoo-Spit Insect

Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius

🌿

Plants11 species

autumn

2025

Hazel · Eyebright · Chalk Comb-moss · Lesser Spearwort · Soft-rush +6

HazelCorylus avellana
EyebrightEuphrasia
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Rock Bristle-mossLewinskya rupestris
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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⛪St Michael's Roman Catholic ChapelReligious grounds0 m→⛪Tomintoul Parish ChurchReligious grounds600 m→⛪Dalvrecht KirkReligious grounds4.9 km→

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