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Kildrummy Castle

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Dogs welcome1 ha

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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

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  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Capercaillie, Peregrine, Barn Owl +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Capercaillie, Peregrine, Barn Owl +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Dark Crottle, crotail rèin-fhèidh, Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. +14 more · last seen 2012; Fungi — Dark Crottle, crotail rèin-fhèidh, Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. +14 more · last seen 2012

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Seasonal nature

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Norway Spruce, Phrymaceae +168 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Norway Spruce, Phrymaceae +168 more · last seen 2016

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Common Sorrel, Autumn Hawkbit +19 more foraging species

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Heritage

Historic site

Free

Wildlife to spot

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Kildrummy Castle, A97 Kildrummy, Alford

Kildrummy Castle, A97 Kildrummy, Alford

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