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Getting here

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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
⛳Golf 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
⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Rubus leptothyrsos, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Snowdrop +38 more · last seen 2014; Plants — Rubus leptothyrsos, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Snowdrop +38 more · last seen 2014

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Neophilaenus, Painted Lady +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Neophilaenus, Painted Lady +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Dandelion, Bilberry, Raspberry +6 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

6 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 route1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route6.4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 6.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route286 m

Named routeRef 1Length 286 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,105 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,105 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Chaffinch +53

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwiftApus apus2020
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
BuzzardButeo buteo
JackdawColoeus monedula
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2017
MagpiePica pica2011
CurlewNumenius arquata
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
GullsLaridae2019
WhitethroatCurruca communis2018
TealAnas crecca2017
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2015
HoopoeUpupa epops2014
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2014
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024

🦌

Mammals19 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Rabbit · Mole +14

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
BadgerMeles meles2015
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
MoleTalpa europaea2023
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2015
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2015
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2014
Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus2015
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2015
StoatMustela erminea2015
Common ShrewSorex araneus2015
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2015
OtterLutra lutra2014
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2015
WeaselMustela nivalis2015
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2012

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects39 species

summer

2025

Small Tortoiseshell · Neophilaenus · Painted Lady · Silver-ground Carpet · Larch Ladybird +34

Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
NeophilaenusNeophilaenus2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2014
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
PeacockAglais io2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Twin-spot CarpetMesotype didymata2019
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2016
Common White WaveCabera pusaria2014
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2013
Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2010
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024
Birch Leaf RollerDeporaus betulae2023
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2023
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2020
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
AphrophoraAphrophora2019
Craspedolepta nebulosaCraspedolepta nebulosa2017
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2017
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2017
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2017
Ghost MothHepialus humuli2016
Gold SwiftPhymatopus hecta2014
July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2014
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2014
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2014

🍄

Fungi1 species

summer

2017

Baudoinia

BaudoiniaBaudoinia

🌿

Plants118 species

summer

2021

Downy Birch · Beech · Broad Buckler-fern · Creeping Buttercup · Common Nettle +113

Downy BirchBetula pubescens
BeechFagus sylvatica
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
RowanSorbus aucuparia
BrambleRubus fruticosus
RaspberryRubus idaeus
GorseUlex europaeus
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
HazelCorylus avellana
Red CampionSilene dioica
ElderSambucus nigra
BroomCytisus scoparius
Marsh VioletViola palustris
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
AshFraxinus excelsior
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Common SallowSalix cinerea
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
PignutConopodium majus
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
CleaversGalium aparine
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Large-leaved AvensGeum macrophyllum
Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Velvet BentAgrostis canina
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Rubus leptothyrsosRubus leptothyrsos2020
DandelionTaraxacum2014
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2014
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2014
Giant FirAbies grandis2014
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2014
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2014
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2014
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2014
PeppermintMentha aquatica x spicata = M. x piperita2013
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2013
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Common SedgeCarex nigra
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
OsierSalix viminalis
LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
European Silver-firAbies alba
Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
White CloverTrifolium repens
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
HollyIlex aquifolium
Brown BentAgrostis vinealis
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Rubus echinatoidesRubus echinatoides2013
Cuspidate-leaved BrambleRubus mucronulatus2013
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2011
Monk's-rhubarbRumex alpinus2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,105 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Chaffinch +53

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwiftApus apus2020
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
BuzzardButeo buteo
JackdawColoeus monedula
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2017
MagpiePica pica2011
CurlewNumenius arquata
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
GullsLaridae2019
WhitethroatCurruca communis2018
TealAnas crecca2017
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2015
HoopoeUpupa epops2014
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2014
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024

🦌

Mammals19 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Rabbit · Mole +14

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
BadgerMeles meles2015
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
MoleTalpa europaea2023
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2015
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2015
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2014
Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus2015
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2015
StoatMustela erminea2015
Common ShrewSorex araneus2015
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2015
OtterLutra lutra2014
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2015
WeaselMustela nivalis2015
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2012

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects39 species

summer

2025

Small Tortoiseshell · Neophilaenus · Painted Lady · Silver-ground Carpet · Larch Ladybird +34

Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
NeophilaenusNeophilaenus2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2014
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
PeacockAglais io2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Twin-spot CarpetMesotype didymata2019
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2016
Common White WaveCabera pusaria2014
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2013
Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2010
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024
Birch Leaf RollerDeporaus betulae2023
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2023
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2020
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
AphrophoraAphrophora2019
Craspedolepta nebulosaCraspedolepta nebulosa2017
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2017
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2017
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2017
Ghost MothHepialus humuli2016
Gold SwiftPhymatopus hecta2014
July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2014
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2014
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2014

🍄

Fungi1 species

summer

2017

Baudoinia

BaudoiniaBaudoinia

🌿

Plants118 species

summer

2021

Downy Birch · Beech · Broad Buckler-fern · Creeping Buttercup · Common Nettle +113

Downy BirchBetula pubescens
BeechFagus sylvatica
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
RowanSorbus aucuparia
BrambleRubus fruticosus
RaspberryRubus idaeus
GorseUlex europaeus
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
HazelCorylus avellana
Red CampionSilene dioica
ElderSambucus nigra
BroomCytisus scoparius
Marsh VioletViola palustris
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
AshFraxinus excelsior
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Common SallowSalix cinerea
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
PignutConopodium majus
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
CleaversGalium aparine
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Large-leaved AvensGeum macrophyllum
Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Velvet BentAgrostis canina
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Rubus leptothyrsosRubus leptothyrsos2020
DandelionTaraxacum2014
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2014
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2014
Giant FirAbies grandis2014
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2014
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2014
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2014
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2014
PeppermintMentha aquatica x spicata = M. x piperita2013
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2013
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Common SedgeCarex nigra
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
OsierSalix viminalis
LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
European Silver-firAbies alba
Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
White CloverTrifolium repens
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
HollyIlex aquifolium
Brown BentAgrostis vinealis
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Rubus echinatoidesRubus echinatoides2013
Cuspidate-leaved BrambleRubus mucronulatus2013
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2011
Monk's-rhubarbRumex alpinus2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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