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Newmachar Golf Course

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Greylag Goose
⛳Golf 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

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Greylag Goose
⛳Golf 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

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Swallow, Greylag Goose, Little Grebe +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Greylag Goose, Little Grebe +61 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 — Sycamore, Common Nettle, Bracken +219 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sycamore, Common Nettle, Bracken +219 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Hogweed +27 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Northern February Red, Melanostoma scalare, 7-spot Ladybird +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Northern February Red, Melanostoma scalare, 7-spot Ladybird +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Formartine and Buchan WayWalking route86 km

Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead

Named routeLength 86 kmNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

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

Main RouteCycling route10 m

Named routeRef 1Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.5 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,862 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,862 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winterspring

2025

Grasshopper Warbler · Grey Partridge · Mute Swan · Little Grebe · Greylag Goose +27

Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
DipperCinclus cinclus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
GoosanderMergus merganser
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021

🦌

Mammals7 species

summer

2025

Red Squirrel · Daubenton's Bat · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger +2

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
BadgerMeles meles
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
BatChiroptera2022

🐝

Insects9 species

wintersummer

2025

Northern February Red · Melanostoma scalare · 7-spot Ladybird · Volucella pellucens · Sericomyia silentis +4

Northern February RedBrachyptera putata2022
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2024
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024

🌿

Plants30 species

winter

2025

Hypnum cupressiforme · Sickle-leaved Hook-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Big Shaggy-moss +25

Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
Sickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinata
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Common PottiaTortula truncata
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2024
Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2024
Salix euxinaSalix euxina2021
Broad-leaved OsierSalix viminalis x caprea = S. x smithiana2021
Green FigwortScrophularia umbrosa2021
Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua2021
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2021
Perfoliate PondweedPotamogeton perfoliatus2021
Water-purslaneLythrum portula2021
Wood Club-rushScirpus sylvaticus2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,862 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winterspring

2025

Grasshopper Warbler · Grey Partridge · Mute Swan · Little Grebe · Greylag Goose +27

Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
DipperCinclus cinclus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
GoosanderMergus merganser
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021

🦌

Mammals7 species

summer

2025

Red Squirrel · Daubenton's Bat · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger +2

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
BadgerMeles meles
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
BatChiroptera2022

🐝

Insects9 species

wintersummer

2025

Northern February Red · Melanostoma scalare · 7-spot Ladybird · Volucella pellucens · Sericomyia silentis +4

Northern February RedBrachyptera putata2022
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2024
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024

🌿

Plants30 species

winter

2025

Hypnum cupressiforme · Sickle-leaved Hook-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Big Shaggy-moss +25

Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
Sickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinata
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Common PottiaTortula truncata
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2024
Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2024
Salix euxinaSalix euxina2021
Broad-leaved OsierSalix viminalis x caprea = S. x smithiana2021
Green FigwortScrophularia umbrosa2021
Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua2021
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2021
Perfoliate PondweedPotamogeton perfoliatus2021
Water-purslaneLythrum portula2021
Wood Club-rushScirpus sylvaticus2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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