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Places › Scotland › Highlands and Islands › Moray Getting here
57.69353, -3.19734
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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 ✦ 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
🌞 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 🐕 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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🍂 Seasonal nature
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Plants — Scots Lovage, Sea Campion, Sagina subulata var. subulata +35 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Scots Lovage, Sea Campion, Sagina subulata var. subulata +35 more · last seen 2022
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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Redwing +16 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Redwing +16 more · last seen 2026
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Plants — Dandelion, Wild Thyme, Common Chickweed +1 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Moray Coast Trail Walking route 72 km ▾
Named route Length 72 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
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 229 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 229 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 3.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 2.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,312 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,312 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 19 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Redwing · Fieldfare · Common Scoter +14
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2024 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2024 Little Tern Sternula albifrons2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Pintail Anas acuta2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis2022 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Wild Cat Hybrid
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Wild Cat Hybrid Felis silvestris x catus2023 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Scots Lovage · Sea Campion · Sagina subulata var. subulata · Early Hair-grass · Great Wood-rush +33
Scots Lovage Ligusticum scoticum Sea Campion Silene uniflora Sagina subulata var. subulata Sagina subulata var. subulata Early Hair-grass Aira praecox Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Gorse Ulex europaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,312 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 19 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Redwing · Fieldfare · Common Scoter +14
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2024 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2024 Little Tern Sternula albifrons2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Pintail Anas acuta2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis2022 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Wild Cat Hybrid
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Wild Cat Hybrid Felis silvestris x catus2023 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Scots Lovage · Sea Campion · Sagina subulata var. subulata · Early Hair-grass · Great Wood-rush +33
Scots Lovage Ligusticum scoticum Sea Campion Silene uniflora Sagina subulata var. subulata Sagina subulata var. subulata Early Hair-grass Aira praecox Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Gorse Ulex europaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Polypody Polypodium vulgare
Polypody Polypodium vulgare
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Small Cudweed Logfia minima
Small Cudweed Logfia minima
Glabrous Whitlowgrass Erophila glabrescens
Glabrous Whitlowgrass Erophila glabrescens
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Little Mouse-ear Cerastium semidecandrum
Little Mouse-ear Cerastium semidecandrum
Rumex acetosella subsp. acetosella var. tenuifolius Rumex acetosella subsp. acetosella var. tenuifolius
Rumex acetosella subsp. acetosella var. tenuifolius Rumex acetosella subsp. acetosella var. tenuifolius
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Creeping Lady's-tresses Goodyera repens
Creeping Lady's-tresses Goodyera repens
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis
Bird's-foot Ornithopus perpusillus
Bird's-foot Ornithopus perpusillus
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Marram Ammophila arenaria
Marram Ammophila arenaria
Spreading Meadow-grass Poa humilis
Spreading Meadow-grass Poa humilis
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Austrian Pine Pinus nigra
Austrian Pine Pinus nigra Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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