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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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57.59767, -3.26419
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Wren +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Wren +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Lady's-tresses, Heather, Common Bent +127 more · last seen 2017
Free
Plants — Rowan, Bramble, Bilberry +17 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Peacock +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Peacock +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Baudoinia · last seen 2017; Fungi — Baudoinia · last seen 2017
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
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Named route Ref 79 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 3.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 3.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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3,292 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,292 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Mallard · Wren · Blue Tit +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Siskin Spinus spinus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis House Martin Delichon urbicum Greenfinch Chloris chloris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Stoat
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Stoat Mustela erminea2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Blue Damselfly · Striped Ladybird · Larch Ladybird · Melanostoma scalare
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Welsh Poppy · Snowdrop · Glory-of-the-snow · Lesser Glory-of-the-snow · Lesser Celandine +2
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Glory-of-the-snow Scilla forbesii Lesser Glory-of-the-snow Scilla sardensis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Crocus neapolitanus Crocus neapolitanus Bluebell Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,292 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Mallard · Wren · Blue Tit +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Siskin Spinus spinus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis House Martin Delichon urbicum Greenfinch Chloris chloris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Stoat
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Stoat Mustela erminea2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Blue Damselfly · Striped Ladybird · Larch Ladybird · Melanostoma scalare
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Welsh Poppy · Snowdrop · Glory-of-the-snow · Lesser Glory-of-the-snow · Lesser Celandine +2
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Glory-of-the-snow Scilla forbesii Lesser Glory-of-the-snow Scilla sardensis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Crocus neapolitanus Crocus neapolitanus Bluebell Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
