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Hill of Fiddes stone circle

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦117+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dunlin and Curlew
🌿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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦117+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dunlin and Curlew
🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Dunlin, Curlew, Shelduck +114 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dunlin, Curlew, Shelduck +114 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Marsh Foxtail, Creeping Bent, Redshank +79 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Marsh Foxtail, Creeping Bent, Redshank +79 more · last seen 2016

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Common Hemp-nettle, Common Nettle +11 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Orange-tailed Mining Bee, Black Clock, Staphylinus erythropterus · last seen 2022; Insects — Orange-tailed Mining Bee, Black Clock, Staphylinus erythropterus · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Formartine and Buchan WayWalking route86 km

Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead

Named routeLength 86 kmNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

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 route549 m

Named routeRef 1Length 549 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.2 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

9,874 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,874 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

springautumn

2025

Dunlin · Teal · Curlew · Little Tern · Lesser Redpoll +67

DunlinCalidris alpina2024
TealAnas crecca2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Little TernSternula albifrons
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
QuailCoturnix coturnix
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
RedshankTringa totanus2022
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
GoosanderMergus merganser2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
MagpiePica pica2022
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
EiderSomateria mollissima2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
SanderlingCalidris alba2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
Great White EgretArdea alba2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
Great TitParus major2022
GadwallMareca strepera2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Common TernSterna hirundo2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2022
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
KnotCalidris canutus2022

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Pine Marten · Badger · Mountain Hare

Pine MartenMartes martes
BadgerMeles meles2023
Mountain HareLepus timidus

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2022

Orange-tailed Mining Bee · Black Clock · Staphylinus erythropterus

Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Staphylinus erythropterusStaphylinus erythropterus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,874 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

springautumn

2025

Dunlin · Teal · Curlew · Little Tern · Lesser Redpoll +67

DunlinCalidris alpina2024
TealAnas crecca2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Little TernSternula albifrons
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
QuailCoturnix coturnix
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
RedshankTringa totanus2022
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
GoosanderMergus merganser2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
MagpiePica pica2022
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
EiderSomateria mollissima2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
SanderlingCalidris alba2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
Great White EgretArdea alba2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
Great TitParus major2022
GadwallMareca strepera2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Common TernSterna hirundo2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2022
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
KnotCalidris canutus2022

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Pine Marten · Badger · Mountain Hare

Pine MartenMartes martes
BadgerMeles meles2023
Mountain HareLepus timidus

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2022

Orange-tailed Mining Bee · Black Clock · Staphylinus erythropterus

Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Staphylinus erythropterusStaphylinus erythropterus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ewen Rennie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View over the recumbent of Hill of Fiddes Stone Circle

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