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Ruined chapel

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📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Dipper, Blackbird, Starling +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dipper, Blackbird, Starling +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Brooklime, Reed Canary-grass, Marsh-marigold +202 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Brooklime, Reed Canary-grass, Marsh-marigold +202 more · last seen 2016

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Rowan, Dandelion +24 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Solomon's-seal Sawfly, Painted Lady, Red Admiral +3 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Solomon's-seal Sawfly, Painted Lady, Red Admiral +3 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Arbroath to Auchmithie Coastal PathWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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 route3.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route8.7 km

Named routeRef 1Length 8.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,441 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,441 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

springautumn

2025

Ruff · Chiffchaff · Mallard · Wren · Blackbird +40

RuffCalidris pugnax2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
MagpiePica pica2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
TealAnas crecca2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2023
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Red Deer · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Red DeerCervus elaphus2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,441 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

springautumn

2025

Ruff · Chiffchaff · Mallard · Wren · Blackbird +40

RuffCalidris pugnax2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
MagpiePica pica2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
TealAnas crecca2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2023
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Red Deer · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Red DeerCervus elaphus2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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