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Old Petty Motte

📷 Alpin Stewart · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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57.52135, -4.10831

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Common Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Common Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Common Gull, Herring Gull +99 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Common Gull, Herring Gull +99 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Dolichopus diadema, Dolichopus nubilus +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Dolichopus diadema, Dolichopus nubilus +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Slighe Blàr Chùil LodairWalking route

several weapons

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National 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

Millburn Active Travel RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route366 m

Named routeRef 1Length 366 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

15,316 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,316 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

autumn

2025

Goldfinch · Starling · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow +70

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KnotCalidris canutus
CurlewNumenius arquata
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
WigeonMareca penelope
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RookCorvus frugilegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
GannetMorus bassanus
Rock DoveColumba livia
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
DunlinCalidris alpina
GoosanderMergus merganser
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
Great TitParus major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
TealAnas crecca
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Common TernSterna hirundo
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SwiftApus apus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus

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Insects15 species

summer

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Dolichopus diadema · Lejogaster metallina · Dolichopus nubilus · Syntormon pallipes +10

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Dolichopus diademaDolichopus diadema
Lejogaster metallinaLejogaster metallina
Dolichopus nubilusDolichopus nubilus
Syntormon pallipesSyntormon pallipes
Dolichopus clavipesDolichopus clavipes
Symplecta stictica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,316 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

autumn

2025

Goldfinch · Starling · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow +70

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KnotCalidris canutus
CurlewNumenius arquata
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
WigeonMareca penelope
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RookCorvus frugilegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
GannetMorus bassanus
Rock DoveColumba livia
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
DunlinCalidris alpina
GoosanderMergus merganser
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
Great TitParus major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
TealAnas crecca
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Common TernSterna hirundo
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SwiftApus apus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus

🐝

Insects15 species

summer

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Dolichopus diadema · Lejogaster metallina · Dolichopus nubilus · Syntormon pallipes +10

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Dolichopus diademaDolichopus diadema
Lejogaster metallinaLejogaster metallina
Dolichopus nubilusDolichopus nubilus
Syntormon pallipesSyntormon pallipes
Dolichopus clavipesDolichopus clavipes
Symplecta stictica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Alpin Stewart · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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