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Kirk of Monikie

📷 Euan Nelson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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56.53895, -2.78480

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Allygus mixtus, Common Water-Boatman +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Allygus mixtus, Common Water-Boatman +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

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

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route459 m

Named routeRef 1Length 459 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route37 m

Named routeLength 37 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

13,496 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,496 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Mute Swan · Moorhen · Grey Heron · Mallard · Little Grebe +39

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WigeonMareca penelope
RavenCorvus corax
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
TealAnas crecca
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
JackdawColoeus monedula
SiskinSpinus spinus
PochardAythya ferina
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella

🦌

Mammals6 species

autumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat +1

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

Allygus mixtus · Common Water-Boatman · Bibio pomonae · Red-legged Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird +2

Allygus mixtusAllygus mixtus
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
Xylota segnis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,496 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Mute Swan · Moorhen · Grey Heron · Mallard · Little Grebe +39

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WigeonMareca penelope
RavenCorvus corax
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
TealAnas crecca
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
JackdawColoeus monedula
SiskinSpinus spinus
PochardAythya ferina
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella

🦌

Mammals6 species

autumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat +1

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

Allygus mixtus · Common Water-Boatman · Bibio pomonae · Red-legged Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird +2

Allygus mixtusAllygus mixtus
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
Xylota segnis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Euan Nelson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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