Mains of Quirn (ruin) 0 ha
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Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › Scotland › Highlands and Islands › Moray Getting here
57.30264, -3.33747
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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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Coal Tit, Wren +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Coal Tit, Wren +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Cladonia uncialis subsp. biuncialis, Dark Crottle, Cetraria aculeata +17 more · last seen 2010; Fungi — Cladonia uncialis subsp. biuncialis, Dark Crottle, Cetraria aculeata +17 more · last seen 2010
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Alpine Bistort, Carnation Sedge, Common Cottongrass +133 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Alpine Bistort, Carnation Sedge, Common Cottongrass +133 more · last seen 2016
Free
Plants — Alpine Bistort, Rowan, Oak Fern +13 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Speyside Way (Tominoul Spur) Walking route ▾
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Scotland Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
1,160 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,160 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Coal Tit · Chaffinch · Meadow Pipit +30
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Raven Corvus corax Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Curlew Numenius arquata Snipe Gallinago gallinago Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2019 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2018 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2016 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Red Deer · Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Hare +3
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Deer Cervus elaphus2022 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2020 Stoat 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Deer Ked · Melanostoma scalare · Common Blue Damselfly · Rhagium bifasciatum
Deer Ked Lipoptena cervi Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023 Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum2022 Lesser Sea-spurrey
Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,160 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Coal Tit · Chaffinch · Meadow Pipit +30
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Raven Corvus corax Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Curlew Numenius arquata Snipe Gallinago gallinago Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2019 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2018 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2016 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Red Deer · Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Hare +3
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Deer Cervus elaphus2022 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2020 Stoat 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Deer Ked · Melanostoma scalare · Common Blue Damselfly · Rhagium bifasciatum
Deer Ked Lipoptena cervi Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023 Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum2022 Lesser Sea-spurrey
Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mustela erminea2017
Mustela erminea2017
Pine Marten Martes martes2017
Pine Marten Martes martes2017
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2017
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2017 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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