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Mercat Cross

📷 Alan Findlay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

57.16701, -2.10227

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Kilau Coffee — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParkingPicnic spotToilets

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Smoothcap, Crescent-cup Liverwort +21 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Smoothcap, Crescent-cup Liverwort +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird, Phloiophilus edwardsii +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird, Phloiophilus edwardsii +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

109 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
City Centre<>Airport LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Deeside WayCycling route
Named routeRef 195National 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 route10 m
Named routeRef 1Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mercat Cross and High street, Old Aberdeen

📷 Alan Findlay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mercat Cross and High street, Old Aberdeen

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Seaton ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Queens LinksUrban park2 km→🌱Duthie ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Sunnybank ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Westburn ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park2.1 km→

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