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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › Highlands and Islands › Moray Getting here
57.70067, -2.88379
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Storm Petrel, Shag, Herring Gull +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Storm Petrel, Shag, Herring Gull +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sea Ivory, Myriolecis zosterae, Common Orange Lichen +10 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Sea Ivory, Myriolecis zosterae, Common Orange Lichen +10 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Common Blue, Six-spot Burnet +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Common Blue, Six-spot Burnet +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Moray Coast Trail
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Speyside Way Walking route 207 km ▾
Named route Length 207 km National walking route
Show on map Moray Coast Trail Walking route 72 km ▾
Named route Length 72 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 45 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 45 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 58 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 58 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 30 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,563 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,563 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Linnet · Herring Gull · Yellowhammer +46
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Linnet Linaria cannabina Herring Gull Larus argentatus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Gannet Morus bassanus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Eider Somateria mollissima Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Sand Martin Riparia riparia Razorbill Alca torda Curlew Numenius arquata Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Raven Corvus corax Common Guillemot Uria aalge Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Whitethroat Curruca communis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii Greylag Goose Anser anser Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Grey Seal · Pine Marten · Harbour Seal · Seals +4
Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Pine Marten Martes martes Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Seals Pinnipedia Delphinidae Delphinidae Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sea Bristletail · Ctenicera cuprea · Coelopa frigida
Sea Bristletail Petrobius maritimus Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea Coelopa frigida Coelopa frigida2024 Pink-sorrel
Pink-sorrel Oxalis articulata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,563 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Linnet · Herring Gull · Yellowhammer +46
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Linnet Linaria cannabina Herring Gull Larus argentatus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Gannet Morus bassanus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Eider Somateria mollissima Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Sand Martin Riparia riparia Razorbill Alca torda Curlew Numenius arquata Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Raven Corvus corax Common Guillemot Uria aalge Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Whitethroat Curruca communis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii Greylag Goose Anser anser Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Grey Seal · Pine Marten · Harbour Seal · Seals +4
Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Pine Marten Martes martes Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Seals Pinnipedia Delphinidae Delphinidae Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sea Bristletail · Ctenicera cuprea · Coelopa frigida
Sea Bristletail Petrobius maritimus Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea Coelopa frigida Coelopa frigida2024 Pink-sorrel
Pink-sorrel Oxalis articulata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Killer Whale Orcinus orca
Killer Whale Orcinus orca
Weasel Mustela nivalis2024
Weasel Mustela nivalis2024 