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Places › Scotland › North East Scotland › Aberdeenshire Getting here
57.36116, -2.08578
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Leaf Weevil, Red-legged Shieldbug, Melanostoma scalare +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Leaf Weevil, Red-legged Shieldbug, Melanostoma scalare +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Formartine and Buchan Way Walking route 86 km ▾
Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead
Named route Length 86 km National walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,034 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,034 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Coal Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Swift Apus apus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Siskin Spinus spinus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tawny Owl Strix aluco Dipper Cinclus cinclus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐝 Insects 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Willow Bean-galler · Vine Weevil
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Snowdrop · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Yellow Archangel · Alder · Wall-rue +6
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon Alder Alnus glutinosa Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Holly Ilex aquifolium Gorse Ulex europaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,034 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Coal Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Swift Apus apus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Siskin Spinus spinus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tawny Owl Strix aluco Dipper Cinclus cinclus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐝 Insects 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Willow Bean-galler · Vine Weevil
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Snowdrop · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Yellow Archangel · Alder · Wall-rue +6
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon Alder Alnus glutinosa Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Holly Ilex aquifolium Gorse Ulex europaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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