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Quarry Wood Henge

0 ha

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

57.65006, -3.36587

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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
  • 🌿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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

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Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Honeysuckle, Bluebell, Gorse +247 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Honeysuckle, Bluebell, Gorse +247 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Dandelion, Bramble +33 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — False Deathcap, Hairy Curtain Crust, Bleeding Oak Crust +6 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — False Deathcap, Hairy Curtain Crust, Bleeding Oak Crust +6 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Peacock +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Peacock +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

27 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
NCN National Route 79Cycling route
Named routeRef 79National Cycle Network
Elgin - LossiemouthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Triangulation Pillar S1810 Cutties Hillock East in Quarry Wood

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Triangulation Pillar S1810 Cutties Hillock East in Quarry Wood

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