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Lumphanan Golf Club

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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
⛳Golf 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
⛳Golf 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

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Pheasant +65 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Pheasant +65 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Greater Tussock-sedge, Broad Buckler-fern +98 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Greater Tussock-sedge, Broad Buckler-fern +98 more · last seen 2016

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Autumn Hawkbit, Common Chickweed +12 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee, Green-veined White +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee, Green-veined White +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Church walkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Deeside WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Deeside WayCycling route

Named routeRef DWLocal cycle route

Deeside WayCycling route

Named routeRef 195National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route318 m

Named routeRef 195Length 318 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route226 m

Named routeRef 195Length 226 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route38 m

Named routeRef 195Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Main RouteCycling route107 m

Named routeRef 195Length 107 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

1,338 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,338 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

springsummer

2024

Blackbird · Robin · Pheasant · Wren · Chaffinch +65

BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula2021
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2020
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
DipperCinclus cinclus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
MagpiePica pica2020
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2020
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2021
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2020
SwiftApus apus2020
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2020
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2020
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2020
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
CurlewNumenius arquata2020
Common GullLarus canus2020
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2020
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2015

🦌

Mammals12 species

spring

2025

Rabbit · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Mole +7

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
MoleTalpa europaea2015
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2015
Red DeerCervus elaphus2023
Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2017
WeaselMustela nivalis2015
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2015
Brown HareLepus europaeus2014

🦎

Reptiles2 species

winterspring

2025

Adder · Common Lizard

AdderVipera berus2024
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects15 species

spring

2025

Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Green-veined White · Orange-tip · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +10

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2020
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2020
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2020
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2021
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2020
Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2020
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2017
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2016

🌿

Plants104 species

summer

2024

Greater Tussock-sedge · Yorkshire-fog · Common Nettle · Broad Buckler-fern · Common Chickweed +99

Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2015
Common NettleUrtica dioica2015
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2015
Common ChickweedStellaria media2015
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2015
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2015
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2015
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2015
Red FescueFestuca rubra2015
TormentilPotentilla erecta2015
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2015
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2015
RowanSorbus aucuparia2015
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2015
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2015
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2015
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2015
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2015
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2015
Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea2015
White CloverTrifolium repens2015
Greater PlantainPlantago major2015
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2015
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2015
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2015
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2015
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2015
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2015
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2015
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2015
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2015
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2015
YarrowAchillea millefolium2015
RaspberryRubus idaeus2015
BroomCytisus scoparius2015
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2015
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2015
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2015
Tubular Water-dropwortOenanthe fistulosa
Coralroot OrchidCorallorhiza trifida2023
Cuspidate-leaved BrambleRubus mucronulatus2022
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2015
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2015
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2015
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2015
CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2015
an EyebrightEuphrasia arctica2015
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2015
Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina2015
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2015
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2015
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2015
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2015
European LarchLarix decidua2015
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2015
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2015
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2015
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2015
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2015
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2015
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2015
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2015
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2015
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2015
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2015
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2015
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2015
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2015
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2015
DandelionTaraxacum2015
Mat-grassNardus stricta2015
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2014
CleaversGalium aparine2014
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2014
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2014
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2014
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2014
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2014
Bush VetchVicia sepium2014
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2014
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2014
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2014
DaisyBellis perennis2014
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2014
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2014
BlinksMontia fontana2014
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2014
AlderAlnus glutinosa2014
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2014
ElderSambucus nigra2014
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2014
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2014
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2014
BeechFagus sylvatica2014
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2014
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2014
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2014
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2014
Silver BirchBetula pendula2014
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2014
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2014
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2014
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2014

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,338 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

springsummer

2024

Blackbird · Robin · Pheasant · Wren · Chaffinch +65

BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula2021
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2020
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
DipperCinclus cinclus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
MagpiePica pica2020
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2020
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2021
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2020
SwiftApus apus2020
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2020
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2020
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2020
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
CurlewNumenius arquata2020
Common GullLarus canus2020
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2020
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2015

🦌

Mammals12 species

spring

2025

Rabbit · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Mole +7

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
MoleTalpa europaea2015
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2015
Red DeerCervus elaphus2023
Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2017
WeaselMustela nivalis2015
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2015
Brown HareLepus europaeus2014

🦎

Reptiles2 species

winterspring

2025

Adder · Common Lizard

AdderVipera berus2024
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects15 species

spring

2025

Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Green-veined White · Orange-tip · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +10

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2020
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2020
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2020
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2021
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2020
Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2020
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2017
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2016

🌿

Plants104 species

summer

2024

Greater Tussock-sedge · Yorkshire-fog · Common Nettle · Broad Buckler-fern · Common Chickweed +99

Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2015
Common NettleUrtica dioica2015
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2015
Common ChickweedStellaria media2015
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2015
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2015
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2015
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2015
Red FescueFestuca rubra2015
TormentilPotentilla erecta2015
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2015
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2015
RowanSorbus aucuparia2015
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2015
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2015
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2015
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2015
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2015
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2015
Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea2015
White CloverTrifolium repens2015
Greater PlantainPlantago major2015
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2015
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2015
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2015
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2015
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2015
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2015
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2015
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2015
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2015
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2015
YarrowAchillea millefolium2015
RaspberryRubus idaeus2015
BroomCytisus scoparius2015
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2015
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2015
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2015
Tubular Water-dropwortOenanthe fistulosa
Coralroot OrchidCorallorhiza trifida2023
Cuspidate-leaved BrambleRubus mucronulatus2022
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2015
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2015
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2015
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2015
CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2015
an EyebrightEuphrasia arctica2015
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2015
Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina2015
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2015
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2015
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2015
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2015
European LarchLarix decidua2015
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2015
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2015
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2015
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2015
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2015
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2015
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2015
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2015
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2015
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2015
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2015
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2015
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2015
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2015
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2015
DandelionTaraxacum2015
Mat-grassNardus stricta2015
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2014
CleaversGalium aparine2014
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2014
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2014
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2014
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2014
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2014
Bush VetchVicia sepium2014
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2014
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2014
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2014
DaisyBellis perennis2014
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2014
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2014
BlinksMontia fontana2014
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2014
AlderAlnus glutinosa2014
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2014
ElderSambucus nigra2014
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2014
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2014
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2014
BeechFagus sylvatica2014
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2014
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2014
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2014
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2014
Silver BirchBetula pendula2014
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2014
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2014
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2014
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2014

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stanley Howe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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