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Lang Stane of Auquhollie

📷 Alan Thomson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🌿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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Soft-rush, Tufted Hair-grass, Gorse +112 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Soft-rush, Tufted Hair-grass, Gorse +112 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Rowan, Wood-sorrel, Common Sorrel +15 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Redwing, Fieldfare, Brambling +16 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Redwing, Fieldfare, Brambling +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Slender Ant, Common Earwig, Green-veined White · last seen 2022; Insects — Slender Ant, Common Earwig, Green-veined White · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Elsick MounthWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

8 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 route103 m

Named routeRef 1Length 103 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route960 m

Named routeRef 1Length 960 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,644 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,644 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds23 species

winter

2026

Red Kite · Redwing · Fieldfare · Brambling · Goldeneye +18

Red KiteMilvus milvus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
BuzzardButeo buteo2018
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2018
Great TitParus major2018
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2018
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2018
Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2018
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2018
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
SiskinSpinus spinus2018

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummer

2025

Pine Marten · Hedgehog · Red Squirrel · Red Fox

Pine MartenMartes martes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2022

Slender Ant · Common Earwig · Green-veined White

Slender AntLeptothorax acervorum
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018

🌿

Plants151 species

autumn

2018

Tufted Hair-grass · Soft-rush · Gorse · Heath Bedstraw · Buckler-Fern +146

Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017
GorseUlex europaeus
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Buckler-FernDryopteris2017
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017
RowanSorbus aucuparia
BirchBetula2017
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Common NettleUrtica dioica
White CloverTrifolium repens2017
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2017
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2017
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2017
SedgeCarex2017
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
HazelCorylus avellana
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2017
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2017
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
BrambleRubus fruticosus2017
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2017
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2017
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Norway SprucePicea abies2017
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017
Marsh VioletViola palustris2017
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
AshFraxinus excelsior
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
BroomCytisus scoparius2017
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2017
Common SallowSalix cinerea2017
Goat WillowSalix caprea2017
Curled DockRumex crispus2017
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2017
Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea2017
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2017
LarchLarix2017
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2017
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2017
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
Bent GrassAgrostis2017
CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2017
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2017
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2017
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
BeechFagus sylvatica
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
CleaversGalium aparine
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Red CampionSilene dioica
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
PignutConopodium majus
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica
Bird CherryPrunus padus
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Spear MintMentha spicata2017
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2017
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2017
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2017
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2017
Lodgepole PinePinus contorta2017
RoseRosa2017
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2017
ElmUlmus2017
DaisyBellis perennis2017
LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2017
YarrowAchillea millefolium2017
Bog-cottonEriophorum2017
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2017
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2017
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2017
DandelionTaraxacum
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
BlinksMontia fontana
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
daffodilsNarcissus
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Remote SedgeCarex remota
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Upland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermedia
WillowherbEpilobium2017
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2017
Common DuckweedLemna minor2017
WatercressNasturtium officinale2017
Water MintMentha aquatica2017
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2017
OakQuercus2017
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2017
IlexIlex2017
OsierSalix viminalis2017
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2017
FagusFagus2017
LindenTilia2017
Wild CherryPrunus avium2017
ElderSambucus nigra2017
CotoneasterCotoneaster2017
LaurusLaurus2017
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2017
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2017
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2017
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2017
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2017
Grey AlderAlnus incana2017
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2017
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2017
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2017
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,644 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds23 species

winter

2026

Red Kite · Redwing · Fieldfare · Brambling · Goldeneye +18

Red KiteMilvus milvus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
BuzzardButeo buteo2018
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2018
Great TitParus major2018
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2018
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2018
Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2018
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2018
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
SiskinSpinus spinus2018

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummer

2025

Pine Marten · Hedgehog · Red Squirrel · Red Fox

Pine MartenMartes martes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2022

Slender Ant · Common Earwig · Green-veined White

Slender AntLeptothorax acervorum
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018

🌿

Plants151 species

autumn

2018

Tufted Hair-grass · Soft-rush · Gorse · Heath Bedstraw · Buckler-Fern +146

Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017
GorseUlex europaeus
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Buckler-FernDryopteris2017
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017
RowanSorbus aucuparia
BirchBetula2017
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Common NettleUrtica dioica
White CloverTrifolium repens2017
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2017
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2017
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2017
SedgeCarex2017
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
HazelCorylus avellana
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2017
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2017
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
BrambleRubus fruticosus2017
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2017
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2017
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Norway SprucePicea abies2017
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017
Marsh VioletViola palustris2017
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
AshFraxinus excelsior
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
BroomCytisus scoparius2017
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2017
Common SallowSalix cinerea2017
Goat WillowSalix caprea2017
Curled DockRumex crispus2017
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2017
Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea2017
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2017
LarchLarix2017
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2017
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2017
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
Bent GrassAgrostis2017
CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2017
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2017
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2017
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
BeechFagus sylvatica
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
CleaversGalium aparine
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Red CampionSilene dioica
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
PignutConopodium majus
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica
Bird CherryPrunus padus
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Spear MintMentha spicata2017
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2017
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2017
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2017
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2017
Lodgepole PinePinus contorta2017
RoseRosa2017
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2017
ElmUlmus2017
DaisyBellis perennis2017
LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2017
YarrowAchillea millefolium2017
Bog-cottonEriophorum2017
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2017
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2017
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2017
DandelionTaraxacum
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
BlinksMontia fontana
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
daffodilsNarcissus
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Remote SedgeCarex remota
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Upland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermedia
WillowherbEpilobium2017
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2017
Common DuckweedLemna minor2017
WatercressNasturtium officinale2017
Water MintMentha aquatica2017
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2017
OakQuercus2017
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2017
IlexIlex2017
OsierSalix viminalis2017
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2017
FagusFagus2017
LindenTilia2017
Wild CherryPrunus avium2017
ElderSambucus nigra2017
CotoneasterCotoneaster2017
LaurusLaurus2017
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2017
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2017
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2017
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2017
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2017
Grey AlderAlnus incana2017
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2017
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2017
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2017
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Thomson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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