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Mercat Cross

📷 Bill Harrison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Eider
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕The Broken Fiddle — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Eider
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕The Broken Fiddle — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPicnic spotToilets

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Eider, Oystercatcher +100 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Eider, Oystercatcher +100 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Ectopsocus petersi, Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis, Cerobasis guestfalica +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ectopsocus petersi, Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis, Cerobasis guestfalica +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Few-flowered Garlic · last seen 2025; Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Few-flowered Garlic · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Whitehills alternativeCycling route

Named routeNational Cycle Network

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 route907 m

Named routeRef 1Length 907 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.5 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,641 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,641 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

summerautumn

2026

Shag · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Eider · Redshank +43

ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
SwiftApus apus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Mole · Otter

Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
MoleTalpa europaea
OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects10 species

autumn

2025

2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi · Beech Scale · Anthocoris nemoralis +5

2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Beech ScaleCryptococcus fagisuga
Anthocoris nemoralisAnthocoris nemoralis
Palloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellata
TrichoceraTrichocera
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,641 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

summerautumn

2026

Shag · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Eider · Redshank +43

ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
SwiftApus apus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Mole · Otter

Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
MoleTalpa europaea
OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects10 species

autumn

2025

2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi · Beech Scale · Anthocoris nemoralis +5

2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Beech ScaleCryptococcus fagisuga
Anthocoris nemoralisAnthocoris nemoralis
Palloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellata
TrichoceraTrichocera
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bill Harrison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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