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Mercat Cross

📷 Mary and Angus Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦82+ 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
☕Phoenix Bakehouse — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦82+ 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
☕Phoenix Bakehouse — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· FreePicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Stenophylax permistus, Glyphotaelius pellucidus, Potato Capsid +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stenophylax permistus, Glyphotaelius pellucidus, Potato Capsid +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Lords-and-Ladies, Dandelion +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Lords-and-Ladies, Dandelion +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Gourdon alternativeCycling route

Named routeNational Cycle Network

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route6.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 6.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route320 m

Named routeRef 1Length 320 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route545 m

Named routeRef 1Length 545 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

15,308 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,308 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

summerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Cormorant · Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon +58

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RazorbillAlca torda
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RavenCorvus corax
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major
ShagGulosus aristotelis
GannetMorus bassanus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
SiskinSpinus spinus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CurlewNumenius arquata
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Common TernSterna hirundo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus

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Insects4 species

summerautumn

2025

Stenophylax permistus · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Potato Capsid · Common Green Grasshopper

Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,308 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

summerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Cormorant · Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon +58

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RazorbillAlca torda
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RavenCorvus corax
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major
ShagGulosus aristotelis
GannetMorus bassanus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
SiskinSpinus spinus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CurlewNumenius arquata
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Common TernSterna hirundo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus

🐝

Insects4 species

summerautumn

2025

Stenophylax permistus · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Potato Capsid · Common Green Grasshopper

Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mary and Angus Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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