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Getting here
57.02657, -4.17441
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Pheasant
- ✦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
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Pheasant
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Pheasant, Chaffinch +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mallard, Pheasant, Chaffinch +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bee Beetle, Hebrew Character, Rhagium bifasciatum +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Tormentil, Raspberry, Common Nettle +192 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Speyside WayWalking route207 km▾
Named routeLength 207 kmNational walking route
Wildcat TrailWalking route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route
East Highland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route8 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route349 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 349 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.4 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 4.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Scotland TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,346 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,346 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Great Tit · Pheasant +35
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TealAnas crecca2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Red Deer · Roe Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Meadow Grasshopper · Bee Beetle · Rhagium bifasciatum · Arthaldeus pascuellus · Birch Shieldbug +12
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Bee BeetleTrichius fasciatus2024
- Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2023
- Arthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellus
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Water CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) caprai
🌿Plants19 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Valerian · Mountain Pansy · Alpine Bistort · Fountain Apple-moss · Green Mountain Fringe-moss +14
- Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
- Mountain PansyViola lutea
- Alpine BistortBistorta vivipara2024
- Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2024
- Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2024
- Urn Haircap
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,346 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Great Tit · Pheasant +35
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TealAnas crecca2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Red Deer · Roe Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Meadow Grasshopper · Bee Beetle · Rhagium bifasciatum · Arthaldeus pascuellus · Birch Shieldbug +12
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Bee BeetleTrichius fasciatus2024
- Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2023
- Arthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellus
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Water CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) caprai
🌿Plants19 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Valerian · Mountain Pansy · Alpine Bistort · Fountain Apple-moss · Green Mountain Fringe-moss +14
- Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
- Mountain PansyViola lutea
- Alpine BistortBistorta vivipara2024
- Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2024
- Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2024
- Urn Haircap
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pogonatum urnigerum2024
Pogonatum urnigerum2024
Hercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicum2024Hercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicum2024Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2024Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2024Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2024Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2024Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2023Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2023Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2023Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2023Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2023Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2023Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2023Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2023Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2023Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2023Great SundewDrosera anglica2023Great SundewDrosera anglica2023Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2023Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2023Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2023Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2023Northern DockRumex longifolius2023Northern DockRumex longifolius2023Common VetchVicia sativa2023Common VetchVicia sativa2023