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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Getting here
56.71055, -2.97272
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Tawny Owl
- ✦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
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Tawny Owl
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Tawny Owl, Oystercatcher +50 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Dipper, Tawny Owl, Oystercatcher +50 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yellow Pimpernel, Greater Plantain, Cleavers +109 more · last seen 2017
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Flower Bug, Red-legged Shieldbug, Ectopsocus petersi +1 more · last seen 2023
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Reedie Market Drove RoadWalking route6 km▾
Named routeLength 6 kmLocal walking route
Westmuir LoopWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Kirrie HillWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Kinnordy LochWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Kirrie DenWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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Fields and pylon near Inverquharity
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Wildlife to spot
540 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
540 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Tawny Owl · Song Thrush · Common Sandpiper · Woodcock +29
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2018
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Wild Cat Hybrid +2
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
- Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Common Flower Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi
- Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Pedunculate Oak · Common Mouse-ear · Greater Plantain · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Hairy Wood-rush +46
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
540 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Tawny Owl · Song Thrush · Common Sandpiper · Woodcock +29
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2018
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Wild Cat Hybrid +2
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
- Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Common Flower Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi
- Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Pedunculate Oak · Common Mouse-ear · Greater Plantain · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Hairy Wood-rush +46
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020WildcatFelis silvestris2018WildcatFelis silvestris2018Bush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineWood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticumWood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumLarchLarixLarchLarixYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaMelancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllumMelancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllumFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensBrown BentAgrostis vinealisBrown BentAgrostis vinealisWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaDouglas FirPseudotsuga menziesiiDouglas FirPseudotsuga menziesiiGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGoldenrodSolidago virgaureaGoldenrodSolidago virgaureaRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinum