Royal Aberdeen Golf Club
269 ha
Plan your visit
⛳Golf
Paid entryDogs welcome269 ha
Getting here
57.18626, -2.07722
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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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
City Centre<>Airport LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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 route169 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 169 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route91 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 91 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
18 hole Par 71 Balgownie Links course + 18 hole Par 64 Silverburn course; 6th oldest golf club in the world
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Wildlife to spot
26,529 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
26,529 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspring
2026▾
Oystercatcher · Robin · Woodpigeon · Teal · Magpie +28
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- TealAnas crecca
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐝Insects16 species
winterspring
2026▾
Phloiophilus edwardsii · 2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Melangyna lasiophthalma +11
- Phloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsii
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Melangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalma
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Smoothcap · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss +18
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,529 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspring
2026▾
Oystercatcher · Robin · Woodpigeon · Teal · Magpie +28
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- TealAnas crecca
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐝Insects16 species
winterspring
2026▾
Phloiophilus edwardsii · 2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Melangyna lasiophthalma +11
- Phloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsii
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Melangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalma
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Smoothcap · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss +18
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Silky Wall Feather-moss
Silky Wall Feather-moss
Homalothecium sericeum
Homalothecium sericeum
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumShining HookeriaHookeria lucensShining HookeriaHookeria lucensCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumPalustriella commutataPalustriella commutataPalustriella commutataPalustriella commutataCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumEvents & activities nearby
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