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Dogs welcome
Getting here
57.26028, -3.71734
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Coal Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Coal Tit
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Emerald Damselfly +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Juniper, Common Cow-wheat, Heather +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Speyside WayWalking route207 km▾
Named routeLength 207 kmNational walking route
Two Lochs trailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
NCN National Route 79Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 79National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.1 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 4.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Alternative RouteCycling route10.1 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 10.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cairngorms LoopMountain bike route▾
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Farmland by Mains of Garten
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Wildlife to spot
35,678 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
35,678 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCoal Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Crested Tit · Robin +32
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Crested TitLophophanes cristatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Roe Deer · Bank Vole · Brown Hare · Otter · Red Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Bitter-vetch · Juniper · Common Ragwort · Heather · Cowberry +2
- Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
- JuniperJuniperus communis2025
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
- CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2025
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
35,678 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCoal Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Crested Tit · Robin +32
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Crested TitLophophanes cristatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Roe Deer · Bank Vole · Brown Hare · Otter · Red Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Bitter-vetch · Juniper · Common Ragwort · Heather · Cowberry +2
- Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
- JuniperJuniperus communis2025
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
- CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2025
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas