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Quarry Wood Henge

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome0 ha

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
Parking

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

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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

Triangulation Pillar S1810 Cutties Hillock East in Quarry Wood

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