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Glenkindie Standing Stone

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Dogs welcome

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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Capercaillie, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Capercaillie, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cladonia squamosa s. lat., Cladonia crispata var. cetrariiformis, crotail rèin-fhèidh +14 more · last seen 2012; Fungi — Cladonia squamosa s. lat., Cladonia crispata var. cetrariiformis, crotail rèin-fhèidh +14 more · last seen 2012

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Jacobaea, Yorkshire-fog, Perennial Rye-grass +203 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Jacobaea, Yorkshire-fog, Perennial Rye-grass +203 more · last seen 2016

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Chickweed, Raspberry, Meadowsweet +24 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large Red Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large Red Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarland SkylineWalking route
Named routeRef BlueLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

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