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Gordon Monument

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Dogs welcome

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57.39906, -2.21965

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ 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
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spot

Best for

3 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Robin, Tufted Duck +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Tufted Duck +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route3.5 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4.1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 4.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,519 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,519 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

autumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Mallard · Wren · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +34

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RobinErithacus rubecula
TealAnas crecca
WigeonMareca penelope
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
GadwallMareca strepera
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoosanderMergus merganser
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Herring GullLarus argentatus

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterautumn

2026

Mole · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer

MoleTalpa europaea2025
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,519 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

autumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Mallard · Wren · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +34

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RobinErithacus rubecula
TealAnas crecca
WigeonMareca penelope
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
GadwallMareca strepera
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoosanderMergus merganser
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Herring GullLarus argentatus

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterautumn

2026

Mole · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer

MoleTalpa europaea2025
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alex Silver · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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