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Patrick Small Monument

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 264m away — 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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 264m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Dipper +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Dipper +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Meliscaeva cinctella, Rhingia campestris, Common Hawker +14 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meliscaeva cinctella, Rhingia campestris, Common Hawker +14 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Silver Birch, Ash, Coltsfoot +10 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Silver Birch, Ash, Coltsfoot +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cateran TrailWalking route104 km

Blairgowrie

Named routeLength 104 kmRound tripNational walking route

Kirkton of Glenisla Coffin RoadWalking route5.5 km

Named routeLength 5.5 kmLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

544 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

544 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummer

2025

Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Dipper · Buzzard · Coal Tit +66

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DipperCinclus cinclus2021
BuzzardButeo buteo
Coal TitPeriparus ater
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
DunnockPrunella modularis
CurlewNumenius arquata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024
Common GullLarus canus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2011
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2016
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2011
House MartinDelichon urbicum2011
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2011
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
TealAnas crecca2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2020
SwiftApus apus2017
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2011
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2011
GoosanderMergus merganser2010
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
CootFulica atra2017
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2017
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena2017
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2013
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2011
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2011
SnipeGallinago gallinago2011
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2011
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2011
RedshankTringa totanus2011
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2011
Rock DoveColumba livia2011
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2011
WhitethroatCurruca communis2010
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2010

🦌

Mammals13 species

winterautumn

2026

Beaver · Red Squirrel · Wild Cat Hybrid · Wildcat · Roe Deer +8

BeaverCastor fiber2022
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2022
Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2024
WildcatFelis silvestris2020
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Pine MartenMartes martes2016
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
BadgerMeles meles
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
WeaselMustela nivalis2020
MoleTalpa europaea2017
Brown HareLepus europaeus2015

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2017

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects17 species

summerautumn

2024

Meliscaeva cinctella · Rhingia campestris · Common Hawker · Ringlet · Melanostoma scalare +12

Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2023
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2012
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2010
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2023
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2023
Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2023
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2017
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2012
Black DarterSympetrum danae2012
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2012
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2012

🌿

Plants13 species

autumn

2025

Silver Birch · Sweet Spurge · Intermediate Lady's-mantle · Heath Cudweed · Hedge Bedstraw +8

Silver BirchBetula pendula
Sweet SpurgeEuphorbia dulcis2016
Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2016
Heath CudweedOmalotheca sylvatica2014
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2014
AshFraxinus excelsior
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Common NettleUrtica dioica
MuskErythranthe moschata2014
Bush VetchVicia sepium2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

544 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummer

2025

Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Dipper · Buzzard · Coal Tit +66

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DipperCinclus cinclus2021
BuzzardButeo buteo
Coal TitPeriparus ater
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
DunnockPrunella modularis
CurlewNumenius arquata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024
Common GullLarus canus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2011
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2016
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2011
House MartinDelichon urbicum2011
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2011
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
TealAnas crecca2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2020
SwiftApus apus2017
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2011
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2011
GoosanderMergus merganser2010
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
CootFulica atra2017
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2017
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena2017
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2013
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2011
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2011
SnipeGallinago gallinago2011
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2011
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2011
RedshankTringa totanus2011
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2011
Rock DoveColumba livia2011
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2011
WhitethroatCurruca communis2010
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2010

🦌

Mammals13 species

winterautumn

2026

Beaver · Red Squirrel · Wild Cat Hybrid · Wildcat · Roe Deer +8

BeaverCastor fiber2022
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2022
Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2024
WildcatFelis silvestris2020
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Pine MartenMartes martes2016
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
BadgerMeles meles
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
WeaselMustela nivalis2020
MoleTalpa europaea2017
Brown HareLepus europaeus2015

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2017

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects17 species

summerautumn

2024

Meliscaeva cinctella · Rhingia campestris · Common Hawker · Ringlet · Melanostoma scalare +12

Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2023
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2012
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2010
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2023
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2023
Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2023
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2017
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2012
Black DarterSympetrum danae2012
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2012
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2012

🌿

Plants13 species

autumn

2025

Silver Birch · Sweet Spurge · Intermediate Lady's-mantle · Heath Cudweed · Hedge Bedstraw +8

Silver BirchBetula pendula
Sweet SpurgeEuphorbia dulcis2016
Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2016
Heath CudweedOmalotheca sylvatica2014
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2014
AshFraxinus excelsior
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Common NettleUrtica dioica
MuskErythranthe moschata2014
Bush VetchVicia sepium2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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