🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Getting here
57.69459, -3.20837
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Redwing +25 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Redwing +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Scots Lovage, Heather, Sheep's Sorrel +23 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Scots Lovage, Heather, Sheep's Sorrel +23 more · last seen 2022
Free
Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Crowberry, Wood-sorrel +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Moray Coast TrailWalking route72 km▾
Named routeLength 72 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 route229 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 229 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,849 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,849 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Redwing · Fieldfare · Common Scoter +23
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- Crested TitLophophanes cristatus2025
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2024
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
- Little TernSternula albifrons2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- PintailAnas acuta2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2022
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2022
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Scots Lovage · Heather · Sheep's Sorrel · Glabrous Whitlowgrass · Sea Campion +21
- Scots LovageLigusticum scoticum
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella subsp. acetosella
- Glabrous WhitlowgrassErophila glabrescens
- Sea CampionSilene uniflora
- Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
- Himalayan Cotoneaster
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,849 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Redwing · Fieldfare · Common Scoter +23
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- Crested TitLophophanes cristatus2025
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2024
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
- Little TernSternula albifrons2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- PintailAnas acuta2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2022
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2022
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Scots Lovage · Heather · Sheep's Sorrel · Glabrous Whitlowgrass · Sea Campion +21
- Scots LovageLigusticum scoticum
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella subsp. acetosella
- Glabrous WhitlowgrassErophila glabrescens
- Sea CampionSilene uniflora
- Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
- Himalayan Cotoneaster
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cotoneaster simonsii
Cotoneaster simonsii
CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrumCrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrumLady's BedstrawGalium verum var. maritimumLady's BedstrawGalium verum var. maritimumSagina subulata var. subulataSagina subulata var. subulataSagina subulata var. subulataSagina subulata var. subulataWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisLittle Mouse-earCerastium semidecandrumLittle Mouse-earCerastium semidecandrumAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisBiting StonecropSedum acreBiting StonecropSedum acreGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusEvents & activities nearby
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