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Gourdon Long Cairn

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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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ 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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Dandelion, Daisy, Groundsel +56 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dandelion, Daisy, Groundsel +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Ringlet +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Ringlet +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Gourdon alternativeCycling route

Named routeNational 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 route6.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 6.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route320 m

Named routeRef 1Length 320 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route545 m

Named routeRef 1Length 545 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,559 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,559 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds84 species

summerautumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Starling · House Sparrow +79

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CurlewNumenius arquata
EiderSomateria mollissima
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
RedshankTringa totanus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Common GullLarus canus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Great TitParus major2024
RazorbillAlca torda
GannetMorus bassanus
SwiftApus apus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MagpiePica pica2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
GoosanderMergus merganser
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2023
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Rabbit · Roe Deer · Otter · Hedgehog

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
OtterLutra lutra2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2023

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2025

Small White · Red Admiral · Ringlet · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock +15

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea2023

🌿

Plants61 species

summer

2025

Dandelion · Groundsel · Daisy · Danish Scurvygrass · Yorkshire-fog +56

DandelionTaraxacum
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
DaisyBellis perennis
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
GorseUlex europaeus
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2023
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2023
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024
Slender Spined BrambleRubus elegantispinosus2024
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2023
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2023
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2023
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023
Sea Mouse-earCerastium diffusum2023
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2023
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2023
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023
Bent GrassAgrostis2023
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2023
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2023
Common VetchVicia sativa2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2023
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2023
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2023
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2023
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023
White CloverTrifolium repens2023
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2023
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2023
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2023
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2023
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023
BirchBetula2023
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023
Red FescueFestuca rubra2023
Silver Lady's-mantleAlchemilla conjuncta2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,559 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds84 species

summerautumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Starling · House Sparrow +79

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CurlewNumenius arquata
EiderSomateria mollissima
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
RedshankTringa totanus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Common GullLarus canus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Great TitParus major2024
RazorbillAlca torda
GannetMorus bassanus
SwiftApus apus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MagpiePica pica2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
GoosanderMergus merganser
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2023
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Rabbit · Roe Deer · Otter · Hedgehog

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
OtterLutra lutra2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2023

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2025

Small White · Red Admiral · Ringlet · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock +15

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea2023

🌿

Plants61 species

summer

2025

Dandelion · Groundsel · Daisy · Danish Scurvygrass · Yorkshire-fog +56

DandelionTaraxacum
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
DaisyBellis perennis
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
GorseUlex europaeus
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2023
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2023
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024
Slender Spined BrambleRubus elegantispinosus2024
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2023
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2023
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2023
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023
Sea Mouse-earCerastium diffusum2023
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2023
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2023
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023
Bent GrassAgrostis2023
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2023
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2023
Common VetchVicia sativa2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2023
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2023
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2023
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2023
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023
White CloverTrifolium repens2023
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2023
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2023
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2023
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2023
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023
BirchBetula2023
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023
Red FescueFestuca rubra2023
Silver Lady's-mantleAlchemilla conjuncta2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andrew Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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