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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
✦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

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +62 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +62 more · last seen 2023

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Jacobaea, Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Common Chickweed +18 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Jacobaea, Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Common Chickweed +18 more · last seen 2017

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eupeodes, Cheilosia, Syrphus +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eupeodes, Cheilosia, Syrphus +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Common Chickweed, Elder, Watercress +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Bogle Burn TrailWalking route

Named route

The Railway PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Blairfield RoadWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Drovers' RoadWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Check Bar RoadWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 77Cycling route

Named routeRef 77National Cycle Network

Green Circular RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

River Tay Way Cycle RouteCycling route

Combining portions of NCN 7 and 77 to provide a route between Kenmore and Dundee, roughly following the course of the River Tay

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 77Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route217 m

Named routeRef 77Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route336 m

Named routeRef 77Length 336 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,048 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,048 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winter

2023

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +62

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major2021
RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
BuzzardButeo buteo2021
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
Common GullLarus canus2021
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
MagpiePica pica
SwiftApus apus2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2020
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2020
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2020
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
CurlewNumenius arquata2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2020
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2020
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
Water RailRallus aquaticus2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2020
JackdawColoeus monedula2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2020
CootFulica atra2020
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019
Barn OwlTyto alba2018

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Mammals12 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Beaver · Roe Deer · Hedgehog +7

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
BeaverCastor fiber
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2019
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2019
BadgerMeles meles2019
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2019
MoleTalpa europaea2019
WeaselMustela nivalis2019

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2025

Eupeodes · Cheilosia · Syrphus · Leucozona lucorum · Marmalade Hoverfly +1

EupeodesEupeodes
CheilosiaCheilosia2024
SyrphusSyrphus2024
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018

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Plants17 species

spring

2023

Danish Scurvygrass · Flowering Currant · daffodils · Broad-bracted Dandelion · Bluish-bracted Dandelion +12

Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
daffodilsNarcissus
Broad-bracted DandelionTaraxacum acroglossum2021
Bluish-bracted DandelionTaraxacum cyanolepis2021
Saw-leaved DandelionTaraxacum prionum2021
Fleshy-lobed DandelionTaraxacum quadrans2019
Gelert's DandelionTaraxacum gelertii2019
Imbricate-bracted DandelionTaraxacum exacutum2019
Pointed-lobed DandelionTaraxacum acutifidum2019
Sahlin's DandelionTaraxacum sahlinianum2019
Dirty-leaved DandelionTaraxacum pachymerum2019
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2017
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2017
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2017
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2017
Common ReedPhragmites australis2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,048 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winter

2023

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +62

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major2021
RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
BuzzardButeo buteo2021
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
Common GullLarus canus2021
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
MagpiePica pica
SwiftApus apus2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2020
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2020
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2020
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
CurlewNumenius arquata2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2020
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2020
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
Water RailRallus aquaticus2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2020
JackdawColoeus monedula2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2020
CootFulica atra2020
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019
Barn OwlTyto alba2018

🦌

Mammals12 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Beaver · Roe Deer · Hedgehog +7

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
BeaverCastor fiber
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2019
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2019
BadgerMeles meles2019
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2019
MoleTalpa europaea2019
WeaselMustela nivalis2019

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2025

Eupeodes · Cheilosia · Syrphus · Leucozona lucorum · Marmalade Hoverfly +1

EupeodesEupeodes
CheilosiaCheilosia2024
SyrphusSyrphus2024
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018

🌿

Plants17 species

spring

2023

Danish Scurvygrass · Flowering Currant · daffodils · Broad-bracted Dandelion · Bluish-bracted Dandelion +12

Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
daffodilsNarcissus
Broad-bracted DandelionTaraxacum acroglossum2021
Bluish-bracted DandelionTaraxacum cyanolepis2021
Saw-leaved DandelionTaraxacum prionum2021
Fleshy-lobed DandelionTaraxacum quadrans2019
Gelert's DandelionTaraxacum gelertii2019
Imbricate-bracted DandelionTaraxacum exacutum2019
Pointed-lobed DandelionTaraxacum acutifidum2019
Sahlin's DandelionTaraxacum sahlinianum2019
Dirty-leaved DandelionTaraxacum pachymerum2019
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2017
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2017
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2017
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2017
Common ReedPhragmites australis2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Val Vannet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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