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Inverugie House

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📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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57.69877, -3.42388

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦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

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦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 — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Redwing +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Redwing +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, 7-spot Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, 7-spot Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Thedgonia ligustrina · last seen 2024; Fungi — Thedgonia ligustrina · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Moray Coast TrailWalking route72 km

Named routeLength 72 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

9,229 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,229 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

summerautumn

2026

Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Blackbird · Oystercatcher · Wren +60

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RobinErithacus rubecula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
PintailAnas acuta2025
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Little TernSternula albifrons2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025

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Mammals3 species

springsummer

2025

American Mink · Hedgehog · Pine Marten

American MinkNeovison vison
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Pine MartenMartes martes

🐝

Insects18 species

springsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee · St Marks Fly · Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +13

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
St Marks FlyBibio marci2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,229 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

summerautumn

2026

Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Blackbird · Oystercatcher · Wren +60

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RobinErithacus rubecula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
PintailAnas acuta2025
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Little TernSternula albifrons2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2025

American Mink · Hedgehog · Pine Marten

American MinkNeovison vison
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Pine MartenMartes martes

🐝

Insects18 species

springsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee · St Marks Fly · Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +13

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
St Marks FlyBibio marci2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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