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Pillbox

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📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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57.69061, -3.18634

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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
🍄Mushroom foraging 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
🍄Mushroom foraging 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

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Redwing +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Redwing +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Iceland Moss, Trapeliopsis granulosa, Sphaerophorus globosus +3 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Iceland Moss, Trapeliopsis granulosa, Sphaerophorus globosus +3 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Grayling, Green-veined White, Common Blue +11 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Grayling, Green-veined White, Common Blue +11 more · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Moray Coast TrailWalking route72 km

Named routeLength 72 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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 route229 m

Named routeRef 1Length 229 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.7 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.9 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,760 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,760 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

spring

2026

Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Redwing · Fieldfare · Common Scoter +39

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Crested TitLophophanes cristatus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
Little TernSternula albifrons2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
TealAnas crecca2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
RazorbillAlca torda2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Great TitParus major2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
PintailAnas acuta2024
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2022
Common GuillemotUria aalge2022

🦌

Mammals2 species

springwinter

2025

Red Squirrel · Wild Cat Hybrid

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2022

Black Bog-rush · Field Gentian · Juniper · Kidney Vetch

Black Bog-rushSchoenus nigricans
Field GentianGentianella campestris
JuniperJuniperus communis
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,760 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

spring

2026

Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Redwing · Fieldfare · Common Scoter +39

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Crested TitLophophanes cristatus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
Little TernSternula albifrons2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
TealAnas crecca2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
RazorbillAlca torda2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Great TitParus major2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
PintailAnas acuta2024
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2022
Common GuillemotUria aalge2022

🦌

Mammals2 species

springwinter

2025

Red Squirrel · Wild Cat Hybrid

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2022

Black Bog-rush · Field Gentian · Juniper · Kidney Vetch

Black Bog-rushSchoenus nigricans
Field GentianGentianella campestris
JuniperJuniperus communis
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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