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Portlethen Golf Club

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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
⛳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

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🐕Dogs welcome

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Best for

6 activities

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Blackbird, House Sparrow +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Blackbird, House Sparrow +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Painted Lady, Red Admiral +101 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Painted Lady, Red Admiral +101 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Daisy, Cleavers +134 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Daisy, Cleavers +134 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Dandelion, Bramble, Hogweed +14 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Causey MounthWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Deeside WayCycling route

Named routeRef 195National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 1Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route918 m

Named routeRef 1Length 918 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,509 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,509 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Red-throated Diver · Swallow · Magpie · Herring Gull +33

BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwiftApus apus
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
EiderSomateria mollissima
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Great TitParus major2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Pine Marten

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Pine MartenMartes martes

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · 10-spot Ladybird · Hieroglyphic Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Common Darter

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2022
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022

🌿

Plants93 species

summer

2026

Creeping Buttercup · Meadow Vetchling · Cleavers · Foxglove · Broom +88

Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022
CleaversGalium aparine2022
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
BroomCytisus scoparius
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2022
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022
AspenPopulus tremula2022
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2022
Greater PlantainPlantago major2022
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022
White CloverTrifolium repens2022
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2022
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022
DaisyBellis perennis2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
BeechFagus sylvatica
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
GorseUlex europaeus
Wood BurdockArctium nemorosum2022
Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia2022
Aconitum napellusAconitum napellus2022
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2022
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2022
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2022
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2022
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2022
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2022
Wild-oatAvena fatua2022
Upland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermedia2022
Goat WillowSalix caprea2022
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2022
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2022
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022
Common SallowSalix cinerea2022
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2022
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2022
Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2022
OatAvena sativa2022
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2022
Wild CherryPrunus avium2022
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2022
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022
Field MapleAcer campestre2022
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2022
European LarchLarix decidua2022
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2022
YewTaxus baccata2022
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2022
Bird CherryPrunus padus2022
HollyIlex aquifolium2022
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2022
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2022
Pyrenean LilyLilium pyrenaicum2022
Hedera helixHedera helix2022
Garden Solomon's-sealPolygonatum multiflorum x odoratum = P. x hybridum2022
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2022
Lodgepole PinePinus contorta2022
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2022
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2022
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2022
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2022
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2022
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2022
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022
ElderSambucus nigra2022
IvyHedera helix2022
Annual PearlwortSagina apetala2022
New Zealand HollyOlearia macrodonta2022
RowanSorbus aucuparia2022
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2022
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2022
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2022
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2022
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2022
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022
Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022
Red CampionSilene dioica2022
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2022
RaspberryRubus idaeus2022
Red FescueFestuca rubra2022
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,509 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Red-throated Diver · Swallow · Magpie · Herring Gull +33

BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwiftApus apus
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
EiderSomateria mollissima
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Great TitParus major2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Pine Marten

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Pine MartenMartes martes

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · 10-spot Ladybird · Hieroglyphic Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Common Darter

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2022
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022

🌿

Plants93 species

summer

2026

Creeping Buttercup · Meadow Vetchling · Cleavers · Foxglove · Broom +88

Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022
CleaversGalium aparine2022
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
BroomCytisus scoparius
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2022
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022
AspenPopulus tremula2022
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2022
Greater PlantainPlantago major2022
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022
White CloverTrifolium repens2022
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2022
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022
DaisyBellis perennis2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
BeechFagus sylvatica
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
GorseUlex europaeus
Wood BurdockArctium nemorosum2022
Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia2022
Aconitum napellusAconitum napellus2022
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2022
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2022
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2022
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2022
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2022
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2022
Wild-oatAvena fatua2022
Upland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermedia2022
Goat WillowSalix caprea2022
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2022
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2022
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022
Common SallowSalix cinerea2022
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2022
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2022
Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2022
OatAvena sativa2022
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2022
Wild CherryPrunus avium2022
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2022
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022
Field MapleAcer campestre2022
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2022
European LarchLarix decidua2022
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2022
YewTaxus baccata2022
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2022
Bird CherryPrunus padus2022
HollyIlex aquifolium2022
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2022
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2022
Pyrenean LilyLilium pyrenaicum2022
Hedera helixHedera helix2022
Garden Solomon's-sealPolygonatum multiflorum x odoratum = P. x hybridum2022
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2022
Lodgepole PinePinus contorta2022
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2022
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2022
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2022
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2022
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2022
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2022
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022
ElderSambucus nigra2022
IvyHedera helix2022
Annual PearlwortSagina apetala2022
New Zealand HollyOlearia macrodonta2022
RowanSorbus aucuparia2022
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2022
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2022
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2022
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2022
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2022
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022
Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022
Red CampionSilene dioica2022
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2022
RaspberryRubus idaeus2022
Red FescueFestuca rubra2022
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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