← Back✦ Historic site

House of Auchiries

BirdsWildlifeInsects

Dogs welcome

Getting here

57.63596, -2.03926

Open directionsv

Google Maps↗Driving directions Apple Maps↗Driving directions Waze↗Live driving navigation Google Transit↗Bus, rail or tram Apple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
✦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

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
✦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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Marmalade Hoverfly +37 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Marmalade Hoverfly +37 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Rubus furvicolor, Toad Rush, Rubus septentrionalis +5 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Rubus furvicolor, Toad Rush, Rubus septentrionalis +5 more · last seen 2016

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

1 signed route nearby

Route 194Cycling route

Named routeRef 194National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

747 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

747 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

springsummer

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Wren +62

RobinErithacus rubecula2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2015
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2015
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
Great TitParus major2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2015
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2011
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2020
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2020
House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2012
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
SwallowHirundo rustica2015
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2015
GreenfinchChloris chloris2011
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2015
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2015
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2015
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2014
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2011
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2015
Rock DoveColumba livia2011
MagpiePica pica2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2011
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2011
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2015
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2015
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2011
WhitethroatCurruca communis2011
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2010
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2014
WigeonMareca penelope2011
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2010
QuailCoturnix coturnix2010
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2010
CuckooCuculus canorus2015
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2015
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2014
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2012
CurlewNumenius arquata2012
TealAnas crecca2012
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2011
LinnetLinaria cannabina2010
Water RailRallus aquaticus2010
LapwingVanellus vanellus2010
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2010
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2014
Greylag GooseAnser anser2012
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2012
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2011
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2011
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2010
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2010

🦌

Mammals1 species

wintersummer

2017

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects40 species

summer

2022

Green-veined White · Small Tortoiseshell · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis arbustorum · Ringlet +35

Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2018
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2018
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2018
Platycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2017
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2014
Syrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennis
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2018
PeacockAglais io
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2018
Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2018
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2017
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2017
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2017
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2017
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2017
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2018
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2017
Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2017
Platycheirus angustatusPlatycheirus angustatus2017
Melanogaster hirtellaMelanogaster hirtella2017
Lejogaster metallinaLejogaster metallina2017
Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2017
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2017
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2017

🌿

Plants33 species

autumn

2019

Rubus furvicolor · Rubus septentrionalis · Toad Rush · Bushy Mint · Black Medick +28

Rubus furvicolorRubus furvicolor2016
Rubus septentrionalisRubus septentrionalis2018
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2015
Bushy MintMentha arvensis x spicata = M. x gracilis2016
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2015
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2015
Sweet-briarRosa rubiginosa2015
Perfoliate PondweedPotamogeton perfoliatus
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Fennel PondweedStuckenia pectinata
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
White Ramping-fumitoryFumaria capreolata
Pyrus pyraster subsp. pyrasterPyrus pyraster subsp. pyraster2015
Common NettleUrtica dioica2010
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2010
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2010
Pyrus communisPyrus communis2010
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2010
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2010
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2010
GorseUlex europaeus2010
RaspberryRubus idaeus2010
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2010
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2010
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2010
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2010
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2010
Bay WillowSalix pentandra2010
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2010
YarrowAchillea millefolium2010
DandelionTaraxacum2010
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2010
White CloverTrifolium repens2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

747 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

springsummer

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Wren +62

RobinErithacus rubecula2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2015
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2015
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
Great TitParus major2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2015
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2011
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2020
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2020
House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2012
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
SwallowHirundo rustica2015
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2015
GreenfinchChloris chloris2011
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2015
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2015
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2015
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2014
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2011
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2015
Rock DoveColumba livia2011
MagpiePica pica2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2011
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2011
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2015
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2015
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2011
WhitethroatCurruca communis2011
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2010
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2014
WigeonMareca penelope2011
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2010
QuailCoturnix coturnix2010
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2010
CuckooCuculus canorus2015
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2015
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2014
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2012
CurlewNumenius arquata2012
TealAnas crecca2012
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2011
LinnetLinaria cannabina2010
Water RailRallus aquaticus2010
LapwingVanellus vanellus2010
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2010
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2014
Greylag GooseAnser anser2012
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2012
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2011
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2011
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2010
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2010

🦌

Mammals1 species

wintersummer

2017

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects40 species

summer

2022

Green-veined White · Small Tortoiseshell · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis arbustorum · Ringlet +35

Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2018
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2018
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2018
Platycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2017
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2014
Syrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennis
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2018
PeacockAglais io
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2018
Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2018
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2017
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2017
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2017
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2017
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2017
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2018
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2017
Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2017
Platycheirus angustatusPlatycheirus angustatus2017
Melanogaster hirtellaMelanogaster hirtella2017
Lejogaster metallinaLejogaster metallina2017
Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2017
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2017
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2017

🌿

Plants33 species

autumn

2019

Rubus furvicolor · Rubus septentrionalis · Toad Rush · Bushy Mint · Black Medick +28

Rubus furvicolorRubus furvicolor2016
Rubus septentrionalisRubus septentrionalis2018
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2015
Bushy MintMentha arvensis x spicata = M. x gracilis2016
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2015
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2015
Sweet-briarRosa rubiginosa2015
Perfoliate PondweedPotamogeton perfoliatus
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Fennel PondweedStuckenia pectinata
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
White Ramping-fumitoryFumaria capreolata
Pyrus pyraster subsp. pyrasterPyrus pyraster subsp. pyraster2015
Common NettleUrtica dioica2010
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2010
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2010
Pyrus communisPyrus communis2010
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2010
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2010
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2010
GorseUlex europaeus2010
RaspberryRubus idaeus2010
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2010
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2010
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2010
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2010
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2010
Bay WillowSalix pentandra2010
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2010
YarrowAchillea millefolium2010
DandelionTaraxacum2010
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2010
White CloverTrifolium repens2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ken Fitlike · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View towards House of Auchiries

1 / 15

Events & activities nearby

Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.

Bookable tours

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Pitblae ParkUrban park4.6 km→⛪Rathen West ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→✦Cairn of MemsieHistoric site1.4 km→✦Hillhead, Chain Home Radar StationHistoric site3.6 km→✦KnowsieHistoric site4.5 km→✦White HorseHistoric site4.3 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: 97912518-f714-45e9-abde-c191c9596482