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Lochlee Church

📷 Scott Cormie · 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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Invermark 82m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Invermark 82m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Chaffinch +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Chaffinch +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Bilberry Bumblebee, Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle, Rhagium mordax · last seen 2025; Insects — Bilberry Bumblebee, Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle, Rhagium mordax · last seen 2025

Free

Mountain biking

Good match

Named MTB route nearby: Scotland Trail

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Rusty Fork-moss · last seen 2019; Plants — Rusty Fork-moss · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Firmounth RoadWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Fungle RoadWalking route14 km

Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route

Mounth RoadWalking route

Named route

Tarfside to Invermark PathWalking route4.5 km

Named routeLength 4.5 kmLocal walking route

Queen's WellWalking route4 km

Named routeLength 4 kmLocal walking route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Scotland TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,254 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,254 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springsummer

2025

Spotted Flycatcher · Pied Wagtail · Willow Warbler · Swallow · Woodpigeon +45

Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RobinErithacus rubecula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CuckooCuculus canorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
SwiftApus apus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2024

Red Squirrel · Red Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Red DeerCervus elaphus

🦎

Reptiles2 species

spring

2024

Slow-worm · Adder

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects1 species

springsummer

2025

Bilberry Bumblebee

Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,254 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springsummer

2025

Spotted Flycatcher · Pied Wagtail · Willow Warbler · Swallow · Woodpigeon +45

Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RobinErithacus rubecula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CuckooCuculus canorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
SwiftApus apus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2024

Red Squirrel · Red Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Red DeerCervus elaphus

🦎

Reptiles2 species

spring

2024

Slow-worm · Adder

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects1 species

springsummer

2025

Bilberry Bumblebee

Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Scott Cormie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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