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Macduff Parish Church

📷 Stanley Howe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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57.66778, -2.50182

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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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Great Black-backed Gull +95 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Great Black-backed Gull +95 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Ectopsocus petersi, 10-spot Ladybird, Cerobasis guestfalica +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ectopsocus petersi, 10-spot Ladybird, Cerobasis guestfalica +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Field Horsetail, Sea Plantain +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Field Horsetail, Sea Plantain +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Whitehills alternativeCycling route

Named routeNational Cycle Network

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route907 m

Named routeRef 1Length 907 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.5 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,429 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,429 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

summerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Shag · Great Black-backed Gull · Oystercatcher · Eider +41

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
SwiftApus apus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Mole · Otter

Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
MoleTalpa europaea
OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects8 species

autumn

2025

2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi · Cartodere bifasciata · Palloptera scutellata +3

2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Palloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Fox-and-cubs

Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,429 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

summerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Shag · Great Black-backed Gull · Oystercatcher · Eider +41

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
SwiftApus apus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Mole · Otter

Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
MoleTalpa europaea
OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects8 species

autumn

2025

2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi · Cartodere bifasciata · Palloptera scutellata +3

2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Palloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Fox-and-cubs

Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Stanley Howe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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