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57.43837, -3.12693
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Swift +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Swift +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, Small Tortoiseshell, Mottled Umber +96 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bumblebee, Small Tortoiseshell, Mottled Umber +96 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Wintergreen, Wall Thread-moss, Common Knapweed +162 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Common Wintergreen, Wall Thread-moss, Common Knapweed +162 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Baudoinia, Erythricium aurantiacum, Common Orange Lichen +4 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Baudoinia, Erythricium aurantiacum, Common Orange Lichen +4 more · last seen 2021
Varies
Plants — Marsh Hawk's-beard, Few-flowered Garlic, Raspberry +6 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Speyside Way Walking route 207 km ▾
Named route Length 207 km National walking route
Show on map Ben Rinnes Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 79 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 79 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Watch house, Mortlach churchyard, Banffshire
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Wildlife to spot
2,412 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,412 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Rook · Swift · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +37
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Swift Apus apus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Martin Delichon urbicum Common Gull Larus canus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 🦌 Mammals 9 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Wild Cat Hybrid · Mole +4
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Wild Cat Hybrid Felis silvestris x catus2023 Mole Talpa europaea Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Hoverfly · Tree Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee +6
Bumblebee Bombus2022 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2022 Hoverfly Syrphidae2023 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2022 Larch Ladybird 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Rubus hebridensis · Few-flowered Garlic · Gooseberry · Waved Silk-moss · Field Gentian +1
Rubus hebridensis Rubus hebridensis Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum2023 Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2023 Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2022 Field Gentian Gentianella campestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,412 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Rook · Swift · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +37
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Swift Apus apus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Martin Delichon urbicum Common Gull Larus canus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 🦌 Mammals 9 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Wild Cat Hybrid · Mole +4
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Wild Cat Hybrid Felis silvestris x catus2023 Mole Talpa europaea Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Hoverfly · Tree Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee +6
Bumblebee Bombus2022 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2022 Hoverfly Syrphidae2023 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2022 Larch Ladybird 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Rubus hebridensis · Few-flowered Garlic · Gooseberry · Waved Silk-moss · Field Gentian +1
Rubus hebridensis Rubus hebridensis Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum2023 Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2023 Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2022 Field Gentian Gentianella campestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Common Shrew Sorex araneus
Common Shrew Sorex araneus
Otter Lutra lutra2024
Otter Lutra lutra2024
Feral Cat Felis catus2023
Feral Cat Felis catus2023
Badger Meles meles2023
Badger Meles meles2023 Aphidecta obliterata
Aphidecta obliterata
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Dor Beetle Geotrupes2023
Dor Beetle Geotrupes2023
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2022
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2022
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2022
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2022
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2022
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2022 2022
2022
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2022
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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