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Mercat Cross

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57.70934, -3.30530

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦112+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦112+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Oystercatcher +109 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Oystercatcher +109 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Tree Bumblebee +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Tree Bumblebee +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

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

Elgin - LossiemouthCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route7.1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 7.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,658 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,658 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

autumn

2026

Teal · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Wigeon · Herring Gull +55

TealAnas crecca
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WigeonMareca penelope
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Crested TitLophophanes cristatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Pine Marten

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Pine MartenMartes martes

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,658 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

autumn

2026

Teal · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Wigeon · Herring Gull +55

TealAnas crecca
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WigeonMareca penelope
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Crested TitLophophanes cristatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Pine Marten

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Pine MartenMartes martes

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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