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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
✦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

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
✦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

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🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Yellowhammer +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Yellowhammer +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +24 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Green-veined White, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +24 more · last seen 2019

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Rubus echinatoides, Phrymaceae +11 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Rubus echinatoides, Phrymaceae +11 more · last seen 2015

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Formartine and Buchan WayWalking route86 km

Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead

Named routeLength 86 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route 194Cycling route

Named routeRef 194National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

1,247 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,247 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

springsummer

2025

Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Yellowhammer · Chaffinch · House Sparrow +63

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula2011
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2011
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2011
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2011
JackdawColoeus monedula2021
RobinErithacus rubecula2011
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2011
DunnockPrunella modularis2011
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2011
Rock DoveColumba livia2011
MagpiePica pica2011
GreenfinchChloris chloris2011
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2011
Great TitParus major2014
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2011
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2011
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2011
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2011
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2011
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2011
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2011
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2011
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2010
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2021
Coal TitPeriparus ater2011
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2013
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2011
WhitethroatCurruca communis2011
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2011
House MartinDelichon urbicum2011
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2011
SiskinSpinus spinus2010
Barn OwlTyto alba2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2011
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2010
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2010
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2021
SwiftApus apus2019
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2014
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2011
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2010
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2010
CurlewNumenius arquata2010
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2021
MerlinFalco columbarius2020
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2015
Mute SwanCygnus olor2014
TealAnas crecca2014
SnipeGallinago gallinago2014
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2012
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2011
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2010
Stock DoveColumba oenas2010
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2010
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2010
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2010

🦌

Mammals6 species

spring

2025

Roe Deer · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Red Fox +1

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2014
Brown HareLepus europaeus2014
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2013
MoleTalpa europaea2013

🐝

Insects27 species

summer

2019

Green-veined White · Red Admiral · Small Tortoiseshell · Meadow Brown · Large White +22

Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2016
Large WhitePieris brassicae2016
PeacockAglais io2016
Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2015
Common White WaveCabera pusaria2015
Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2015
Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2015
Antler MothCerapteryx graminis2015
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2015
Beautiful Golden YAutographa pulchrina2015
Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2015
Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2015
SharkCucullia umbratica2015
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2015
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2015
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2015
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2015
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2015
Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2015
Small RivuletPerizoma alchemillata2015
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2015
Silver YAutographa gamma2015
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2015
Light ArchesApamea lithoxylaea2015

🌿

Plants95 species

summer

2019

Yellow Iris · Water Forget-me-not · Common Chickweed · Reed Canary-grass · Rubus echinatoides +90

Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Rubus echinatoidesRubus echinatoides2012
Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2010
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Early Hair-grassAira praecox
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
BulrushTypha latifolia
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
CleaversGalium aparine
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
Field PansyViola arvensis
DaisyBellis perennis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Norway SprucePicea abies
White CloverTrifolium repens
DandelionTaraxacum
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis
AlderAlnus glutinosa
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
BlinksMontia fontana
RaspberryRubus idaeus
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
OsierSalix viminalis
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
BeechFagus sylvatica
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Water MintMentha aquatica
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Slender Parsley-piertAphanes australis
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Cuspidate-leaved BrambleRubus mucronulatus2015
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2012
Reflexed Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia distans subsp. distans2012
Bay WillowSalix pentandra2012
Sea PearlwortSagina maritima2012
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2012
Monkeyflower SpeciesErythranthe2010
Hybrid MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata x lutea = E. x robertsii2010
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2010
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2010
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2010
Small PondweedPotamogeton berchtoldii2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,247 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

springsummer

2025

Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Yellowhammer · Chaffinch · House Sparrow +63

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula2011
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2011
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2011
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2011
JackdawColoeus monedula2021
RobinErithacus rubecula2011
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2011
DunnockPrunella modularis2011
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2011
Rock DoveColumba livia2011
MagpiePica pica2011
GreenfinchChloris chloris2011
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2011
Great TitParus major2014
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2011
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2011
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2011
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2011
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2011
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2011
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2011
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2011
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2010
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2021
Coal TitPeriparus ater2011
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2013
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2011
WhitethroatCurruca communis2011
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2011
House MartinDelichon urbicum2011
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2011
SiskinSpinus spinus2010
Barn OwlTyto alba2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2011
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2010
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2010
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2021
SwiftApus apus2019
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2014
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2011
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2010
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2010
CurlewNumenius arquata2010
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2021
MerlinFalco columbarius2020
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2015
Mute SwanCygnus olor2014
TealAnas crecca2014
SnipeGallinago gallinago2014
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2012
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2011
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2010
Stock DoveColumba oenas2010
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2010
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2010
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2010

🦌

Mammals6 species

spring

2025

Roe Deer · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Red Fox +1

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2014
Brown HareLepus europaeus2014
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2013
MoleTalpa europaea2013

🐝

Insects27 species

summer

2019

Green-veined White · Red Admiral · Small Tortoiseshell · Meadow Brown · Large White +22

Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2016
Large WhitePieris brassicae2016
PeacockAglais io2016
Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2015
Common White WaveCabera pusaria2015
Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2015
Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2015
Antler MothCerapteryx graminis2015
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2015
Beautiful Golden YAutographa pulchrina2015
Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2015
Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2015
SharkCucullia umbratica2015
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2015
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2015
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2015
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2015
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2015
Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2015
Small RivuletPerizoma alchemillata2015
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2015
Silver YAutographa gamma2015
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2015
Light ArchesApamea lithoxylaea2015

🌿

Plants95 species

summer

2019

Yellow Iris · Water Forget-me-not · Common Chickweed · Reed Canary-grass · Rubus echinatoides +90

Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Rubus echinatoidesRubus echinatoides2012
Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2010
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Early Hair-grassAira praecox
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
BulrushTypha latifolia
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
CleaversGalium aparine
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
Field PansyViola arvensis
DaisyBellis perennis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Norway SprucePicea abies
White CloverTrifolium repens
DandelionTaraxacum
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis
AlderAlnus glutinosa
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
BlinksMontia fontana
RaspberryRubus idaeus
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
OsierSalix viminalis
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
BeechFagus sylvatica
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Water MintMentha aquatica
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Slender Parsley-piertAphanes australis
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Cuspidate-leaved BrambleRubus mucronulatus2015
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2012
Reflexed Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia distans subsp. distans2012
Bay WillowSalix pentandra2012
Sea PearlwortSagina maritima2012
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2012
Monkeyflower SpeciesErythranthe2010
Hybrid MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata x lutea = E. x robertsii2010
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2010
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2010
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2010
Small PondweedPotamogeton berchtoldii2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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