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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redwing and Fieldfare
🌿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

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redwing and Fieldfare
🌿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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Redwing, Fieldfare, Brambling +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Redwing, Fieldfare, Brambling +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — False Oat-grass, Common Nettle, Gorse +127 more · last seen 2017; Plants — False Oat-grass, Common Nettle, Gorse +127 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Rowan, Hogweed +14 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell · last seen 2019; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route4.5 km

Named routeRef 1Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route6.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 6.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route303 m

Named routeRef 1Length 303 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route278 m

Named routeRef 1Length 278 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

1,529 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,529 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds15 species

winterautumn

2025

Redwing · Fieldfare · Common Scoter · Goldeneye · Marsh Harrier +10

RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2023
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2022
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2023
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2022
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2019

Small Tortoiseshell

Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae

🌿

Plants229 species

summer

2023

Common Nettle · False Oat-grass · Soft-rush · Gorse · Alder +224

Common NettleUrtica dioica
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
GorseUlex europaeus
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Curled DockRumex crispus
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
BroomCytisus scoparius
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2018
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
RowanSorbus aucuparia2018
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
ElderSambucus nigra2018
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018
AshFraxinus excelsior
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
White CloverTrifolium repens
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
BirchBetula2017
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
HazelCorylus avellana
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2018
BeechFagus sylvatica2017
Wild CherryPrunus avium2017
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Red CampionSilene dioica
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2018
WillowSalix2017
OsierSalix viminalis2017
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2018
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2018
Lesser Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera bifolia2018
LarchLarix2017
HorsetailEquisetum2017
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
CleaversGalium aparine
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
BrambleRubus fruticosus2018
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2018
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2018
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2018
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2017
OakQuercus2017
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2017
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida
Fat-henChenopodium album
Goat WillowSalix caprea
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Northern DockRumex longifolius
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica
HollyIlex aquifolium
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2018
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2018
Water MintMentha aquatica2018
SedgeCarex2017
Oil-seed RapeBrassica napus subsp. oleifera
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis
MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Field PansyViola arvensis
Bush VetchVicia sepium
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Common CouchElymus repens
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
DaisyBellis perennis
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Greater PlantainPlantago major2018
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017
WatercressNasturtium officinale2017
Buckler-FernDryopteris2017
BulrushTypha latifolia2017
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2017
CotoneasterCotoneaster2017
AspenPopulus tremula2017
Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum
Common OracheAtriplex patula
DandelionTaraxacum
Ivy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceus
Wild-oatAvena fatua
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Narrow-Fruited Water-CressNasturtium microphyllum
Field Mouse-earCerastium arvense
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Rubus echinatoidesRubus echinatoides
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Common DuckweedLemna minor
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Norway SprucePicea abies
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
Black BentAgrostis gigantea
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Great BromeAnisantha diandra
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2018
Common SedgeCarex nigra2018
Marsh VioletViola palustris2018
Early Pampas-grassCortaderia richardii2018
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2018
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2018
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2018
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2018
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2018
Fragrant AgrimonyAgrimonia procera2018
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2018
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2018
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2018
Mat-grassNardus stricta2018
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2018
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2018
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2018
Eared WillowSalix aurita2018
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2018
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2018
Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2018
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2018
Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea2018
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2018
Velvet BentAgrostis canina2018
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2018
Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea2018
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2018
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2018
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2018
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2018
NipplewortLapsana communis2018
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2018
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2018
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2018
Mossy StonecropCrassula tillaea2017
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2017
PinePinus2017
Bird CherryPrunus padus2017
Monkeyflower SpeciesErythranthe2017
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2017
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2017
EyebrightEuphrasia2017
ElmUlmus2017
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2017
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2017
PignutConopodium majus2017
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2017
TimothyPhleum pratense2017
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017
Lodgepole PinePinus contorta2017
Field MapleAcer campestre2017
Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,529 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds15 species

winterautumn

2025

Redwing · Fieldfare · Common Scoter · Goldeneye · Marsh Harrier +10

RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2023
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2022
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2023
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2022
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2019

Small Tortoiseshell

Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae

🌿

Plants229 species

summer

2023

Common Nettle · False Oat-grass · Soft-rush · Gorse · Alder +224

Common NettleUrtica dioica
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
GorseUlex europaeus
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Curled DockRumex crispus
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
BroomCytisus scoparius
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2018
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
RowanSorbus aucuparia2018
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
ElderSambucus nigra2018
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018
AshFraxinus excelsior
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
White CloverTrifolium repens
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
BirchBetula2017
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
HazelCorylus avellana
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2018
BeechFagus sylvatica2017
Wild CherryPrunus avium2017
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Red CampionSilene dioica
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2018
WillowSalix2017
OsierSalix viminalis2017
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2018
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2018
Lesser Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera bifolia2018
LarchLarix2017
HorsetailEquisetum2017
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
CleaversGalium aparine
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
BrambleRubus fruticosus2018
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2018
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2018
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2018
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2017
OakQuercus2017
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2017
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida
Fat-henChenopodium album
Goat WillowSalix caprea
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Northern DockRumex longifolius
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica
HollyIlex aquifolium
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2018
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2018
Water MintMentha aquatica2018
SedgeCarex2017
Oil-seed RapeBrassica napus subsp. oleifera
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis
MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Field PansyViola arvensis
Bush VetchVicia sepium
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Common CouchElymus repens
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
DaisyBellis perennis
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Greater PlantainPlantago major2018
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017
WatercressNasturtium officinale2017
Buckler-FernDryopteris2017
BulrushTypha latifolia2017
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2017
CotoneasterCotoneaster2017
AspenPopulus tremula2017
Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum
Common OracheAtriplex patula
DandelionTaraxacum
Ivy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceus
Wild-oatAvena fatua
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Narrow-Fruited Water-CressNasturtium microphyllum
Field Mouse-earCerastium arvense
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Rubus echinatoidesRubus echinatoides
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Common DuckweedLemna minor
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Norway SprucePicea abies
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
Black BentAgrostis gigantea
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Great BromeAnisantha diandra
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2018
Common SedgeCarex nigra2018
Marsh VioletViola palustris2018
Early Pampas-grassCortaderia richardii2018
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2018
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2018
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2018
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2018
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2018
Fragrant AgrimonyAgrimonia procera2018
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2018
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2018
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2018
Mat-grassNardus stricta2018
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2018
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2018
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2018
Eared WillowSalix aurita2018
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2018
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2018
Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2018
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2018
Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea2018
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2018
Velvet BentAgrostis canina2018
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2018
Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea2018
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2018
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2018
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2018
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2018
NipplewortLapsana communis2018
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2018
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2018
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2018
Mossy StonecropCrassula tillaea2017
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2017
PinePinus2017
Bird CherryPrunus padus2017
Monkeyflower SpeciesErythranthe2017
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2017
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2017
EyebrightEuphrasia2017
ElmUlmus2017
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2017
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2017
PignutConopodium majus2017
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2017
TimothyPhleum pratense2017
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017
Lodgepole PinePinus contorta2017
Field MapleAcer campestre2017
Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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Photos

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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