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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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Siskin, Chaffinch +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Siskin, Chaffinch +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Northern Damselfly +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Northern Damselfly +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Crisped Neckera, Warnstorf's Bog-moss, Pale Thread-moss +16 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Crisped Neckera, Warnstorf's Bog-moss, Pale Thread-moss +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lion's Face & CromlinsWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Morrone CircularWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Jock's RoadWalking route20 km

Named routeLength 20 kmLocal walking route

Queen's DriveWalking route3.8 km

Named routeLength 3.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Around Craig LeekWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

🚵

Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Scotland TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Cairngorms LoopMountain bike route

Named route

Braemar & Glen ClunieMountain bike route

Named routeRef 1

Around Craig LeekMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

2,605 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,605 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Siskin · Jackdaw · Swift +31

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RobinErithacus rubecula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Scottish CrossbillLoxia scotica2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Red Squirrel · Rabbit

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

Marmalade Hoverfly · Bilberry Bumblebee · Volucella pellucens · Syrphus · Northern Damselfly +8

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
SyrphusSyrphus
Northern DamselflyCoenagrion hastulatum
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus
Bird-Cherry WeevilFurcipus rectirostris

🌿

Plants76 species

autumn

2025

Crisped Neckera · Pale Thread-moss · Palustriella commutata · Warnstorf's Bog-moss · Rigid Bog-moss +71

Crisped NeckeraNeckera crispa
Pale Thread-mossBryum pallens
Palustriella commutataPalustriella commutata
Warnstorf's Bog-mossSphagnum warnstorfii
Rigid Bog-mossSphagnum teres
Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum
Twisted Bog-mossSphagnum contortum
Western EarwortScapania gracilis
Black Rock-mossAndreaea rupestris
Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana
Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum
Common Apple-mossBartramia pomiformis
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Ostrich-plume Feather-mossPtilium crista-castrensis
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2024
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2024
BugleAjuga reptans2024
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2024
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2024
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2024
Douglas FirPseudotsuga menziesii2024
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024
Northern BedstrawGalium boreale2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2024
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2024
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2024
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2024
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2024
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2024
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2024
Mountain EverlastingAntennaria dioica2024
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2024
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2024
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2024
JuniperJuniperus communis2024
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
Common SedgeCarex nigra2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
RaspberryRubus idaeus2024
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024
SpignelMeum athamanticum2024
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,605 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Siskin · Jackdaw · Swift +31

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RobinErithacus rubecula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Scottish CrossbillLoxia scotica2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Red Squirrel · Rabbit

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

Marmalade Hoverfly · Bilberry Bumblebee · Volucella pellucens · Syrphus · Northern Damselfly +8

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
SyrphusSyrphus
Northern DamselflyCoenagrion hastulatum
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus
Bird-Cherry WeevilFurcipus rectirostris

🌿

Plants76 species

autumn

2025

Crisped Neckera · Pale Thread-moss · Palustriella commutata · Warnstorf's Bog-moss · Rigid Bog-moss +71

Crisped NeckeraNeckera crispa
Pale Thread-mossBryum pallens
Palustriella commutataPalustriella commutata
Warnstorf's Bog-mossSphagnum warnstorfii
Rigid Bog-mossSphagnum teres
Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum
Twisted Bog-mossSphagnum contortum
Western EarwortScapania gracilis
Black Rock-mossAndreaea rupestris
Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana
Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum
Common Apple-mossBartramia pomiformis
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Ostrich-plume Feather-mossPtilium crista-castrensis
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2024
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2024
BugleAjuga reptans2024
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2024
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2024
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2024
Douglas FirPseudotsuga menziesii2024
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024
Northern BedstrawGalium boreale2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2024
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2024
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2024
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2024
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2024
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2024
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2024
Mountain EverlastingAntennaria dioica2024
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2024
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2024
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2024
JuniperJuniperus communis2024
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
Common SedgeCarex nigra2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
RaspberryRubus idaeus2024
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024
SpignelMeum athamanticum2024
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 david shaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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