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57.49201, -1.79888

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦111+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 208m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦111+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 208m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Starling +108 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Starling +108 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Darter, Eristalis pertinax +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Darter, Eristalis pertinax +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Formartine and Buchan WayWalking route86 km

Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead

Named routeLength 86 kmNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route 197Cycling route

Named routeRef 197National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

10,596 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,596 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

winterspring

2026

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Goldeneye · Eider · Long-tailed Duck +69

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
EiderSomateria mollissima
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica2025
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025

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Insects3 species

summer

2025

Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Blue Damselfly

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,596 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

winterspring

2026

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Goldeneye · Eider · Long-tailed Duck +69

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
EiderSomateria mollissima
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica2025
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Blue Damselfly

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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