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Mercat Cross

📷 Douglas Nelson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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57.69109, -2.81956

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· FreePicnic spotToilets

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Oystercatcher +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Oystercatcher +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Urophora jaceana, Cerobasis guestfalica, Palloptera scutellata +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Urophora jaceana, Cerobasis guestfalica, Palloptera scutellata +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Thedgonia ligustrina · last seen 2024; Fungi — Thedgonia ligustrina · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Buck's-horn Plantain, White Clover, Lyme-grass +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Buck's-horn Plantain, White Clover, Lyme-grass +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Moray Coast TrailWalking route72 km

Named routeLength 72 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

38 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 route24 m

Named routeRef 1Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route288 m

Named routeRef 1Length 288 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route288 m

Named routeRef 1Length 288 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,799 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,799 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumn

2026

Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Rock Pipit · Black-headed Gull +48

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025

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Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Harbour Seal · Grey Seal · Bottle-nosed Dolphin

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus

🐝

Insects3 species

autumn

2025

Cerobasis guestfalica · Palloptera scutellata · Elipsocus hyalinus

Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica
Palloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellata
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,799 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumn

2026

Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Rock Pipit · Black-headed Gull +48

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Harbour Seal · Grey Seal · Bottle-nosed Dolphin

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus

🐝

Insects3 species

autumn

2025

Cerobasis guestfalica · Palloptera scutellata · Elipsocus hyalinus

Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica
Palloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellata
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Douglas Nelson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Mercat Cross, Cullen 1959

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