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Places › Scotland › North East Scotland › Aberdeenshire Getting here
57.35752, -2.76729
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Mallard, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Mallard, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Scaly Fibrecap, Amethyst Deceiver, Razor Strop Fungus +28 more · last seen 2017; Fungi — Scaly Fibrecap, Amethyst Deceiver, Razor Strop Fungus +28 more · last seen 2017
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Red Admiral +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Red Admiral +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Wood Burdock · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
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Wildlife to spot
2,797 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,797 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Wren · Chaffinch · Blackcap +23
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Soprano Pipistrelle · Pine Marten · Roe Deer
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Pine Marten Martes martes2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria2023 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Admiral · Peacock · Small White · Orange-tip · Large White +15
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,797 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Wren · Chaffinch · Blackcap +23
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Soprano Pipistrelle · Pine Marten · Roe Deer
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Pine Marten Martes martes2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria2023 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Admiral · Peacock · Small White · Orange-tip · Large White +15
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2023
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2023
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2023 