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57.08464, -2.26867
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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 ⛳ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⛳ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Common Liverwort, Wall Screw-moss +36 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Common Liverwort, Wall Screw-moss +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Orange Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Orange Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Elsick Mounth Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Deeside Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 195 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 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 3.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 3.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 641 m ▾
Named route Ref 195 Length 641 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 15 m ▾
Named route Ref 195 Length 15 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
9,235 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,235 records · National Biodiversity Network Tawny Owl · Grey Heron · Robin · Chiffchaff · Great Tit +43
Tawny Owl Strix aluco Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole · Cat · Common Shrew +1
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea Cat Felis Common Shrew Sorex araneus Badger Meles meles 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Red-legged Shieldbug +20
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata 🌿 Plants 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Heath Plait-moss · Streblotrichum convolutum · Hypnum cupressiforme · Common Liverwort · Wood Bristle-moss +10
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,235 records · National Biodiversity Network Tawny Owl · Grey Heron · Robin · Chiffchaff · Great Tit +43
Tawny Owl Strix aluco Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole · Cat · Common Shrew +1
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea Cat Felis Common Shrew Sorex araneus Badger Meles meles 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Red-legged Shieldbug +20
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata 🌿 Plants 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Heath Plait-moss · Streblotrichum convolutum · Hypnum cupressiforme · Common Liverwort · Wood Bristle-moss +10
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Anabolia nervosa Anabolia nervosa2025
Anabolia nervosa Anabolia nervosa2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Eudasyphora cyanicolor Eudasyphora cyanicolor2025
Eudasyphora cyanicolor Eudasyphora cyanicolor2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Phaonia angelicae Phaonia angelicae2025
Phaonia angelicae Phaonia angelicae2025
Long-horned Black Legionnaire Beris geniculata2025
Long-horned Black Legionnaire Beris geniculata2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025
Sciara hemerobioides Sciara hemerobioides2025
Sciara hemerobioides Sciara hemerobioides2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina2025
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Elm-currant Aphid Eriosoma ulmi2025
Elm-currant Aphid Eriosoma ulmi2025
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida2025
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida2025
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne 