← Back✦ Historic site

Invermark Castle

0 ha

📷 Scott Cormie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage

Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

56.91151, -2.91765

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

🌞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

4 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 — Lapwing, Chaffinch, Song Thrush +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Chaffinch, Song Thrush +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Bilberry Bumblebee, Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle, Dor Beetle +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bilberry Bumblebee, Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle, Dor Beetle +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Firmounth RoadWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Fungle RoadWalking route14 km

Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route

Mounth RoadWalking route

Named route

Tarfside to Invermark PathWalking route4.5 km

Named routeLength 4.5 kmLocal walking route

Queen's WellWalking route4 km

Named routeLength 4 kmLocal walking route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Scotland TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

5,948 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,948 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

springsummer

2025

Lapwing · Chaffinch · Song Thrush · Oystercatcher · Willow Warbler +70

LapwingVanellus vanellus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
CurlewNumenius arquata
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
CuckooCuculus canorus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BuzzardButeo buteo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2023
Common GullLarus canus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
TealAnas crecca2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
RedshankTringa totanus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
WigeonMareca penelope
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Turdus viscivorus viscivorusTurdus viscivorus viscivorus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2023
Aegithalos caudatus rosaceusAegithalos caudatus rosaceus2022
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Deer · Mountain Hare · Mammals +1

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Red DeerCervus elaphus2023
Mountain HareLepus timidus2021
MammalsMammalia2021
MoleTalpa europaea2021

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2024

Slow-worm · Adder

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
AdderVipera berus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springsummer

2023

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummer

2025

Bilberry Bumblebee · Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle · Dor Beetle · Rhagium mordax

Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2021
Dor BeetleGeotrupes2023
Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,948 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

springsummer

2025

Lapwing · Chaffinch · Song Thrush · Oystercatcher · Willow Warbler +70

LapwingVanellus vanellus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
CurlewNumenius arquata
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
CuckooCuculus canorus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BuzzardButeo buteo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2023
Common GullLarus canus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
TealAnas crecca2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
RedshankTringa totanus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
WigeonMareca penelope
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Turdus viscivorus viscivorusTurdus viscivorus viscivorus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2023
Aegithalos caudatus rosaceusAegithalos caudatus rosaceus2022
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Deer · Mountain Hare · Mammals +1

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Red DeerCervus elaphus2023
Mountain HareLepus timidus2021
MammalsMammalia2021
MoleTalpa europaea2021

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2024

Slow-worm · Adder

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
AdderVipera berus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springsummer

2023

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummer

2025

Bilberry Bumblebee · Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle · Dor Beetle · Rhagium mordax

Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2021
Dor BeetleGeotrupes2023
Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Scott Cormie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Invermark Castle

1 / 22

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

⛪St Drostan's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→⛪Lochlee ChurchReligious grounds300 m→✦Old Glenesk ChurchHistoric site1.1 km→✦CairnsHistoric site2.7 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: 4363a3c9-d50f-43db-9b5c-ee96e0320f2b