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57.26548, -2.18816
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tree Sparrow, Goldfinch, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tree Sparrow, Goldfinch, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme +27 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Marmalade Hoverfly, Painted Lady +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Marmalade Hoverfly, Painted Lady +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Formartine and Buchan Way Walking route 86 km ▾
Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead
Named route Length 86 km National walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 482 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 482 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 2.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,218 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,218 records · National Biodiversity Network Tree Sparrow · Grey Partridge · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Goldfinch +43
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Barn Owl Tyto alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Whitethroat Curruca communis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Skylark Alauda arvensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Swallow Hirundo rustica Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goosander Mergus merganser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Field Vole · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Field Vole Microtus agrestis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Larch Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Marsh Snipefly · Tree Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +3
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera 🌿 Plants 30 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Springy Turf-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme · Sickle-leaved Hook-moss · Broom Fork-moss +25
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme Sickle-leaved Hook-moss Sanionia uncinata Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,218 records · National Biodiversity Network Tree Sparrow · Grey Partridge · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Goldfinch +43
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Barn Owl Tyto alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Whitethroat Curruca communis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Skylark Alauda arvensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Swallow Hirundo rustica Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goosander Mergus merganser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Field Vole · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Field Vole Microtus agrestis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Larch Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Marsh Snipefly · Tree Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +3
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera 🌿 Plants 30 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Springy Turf-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme · Sickle-leaved Hook-moss · Broom Fork-moss +25
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme Sickle-leaved Hook-moss Sanionia uncinata Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cantharis livida
Cantharis livida
Cantharis livida2024
Cantharis livida2024
Anaspis frontalis Anaspis frontalis2024
Anaspis frontalis Anaspis frontalis2024
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Hair-pointed Grimmia Grimmia trichophylla
Hair-pointed Grimmia Grimmia trichophylla
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Common Pottia Tortula truncata
Common Pottia Tortula truncata
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Common Crystalwort Riccia sorocarpa
Common Crystalwort Riccia sorocarpa
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
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