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Scotsburn House, Broch

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57.75668, -4.16139

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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
🍄Mushroom 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
🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Lecidea nylanderi, Ramalina farinacea, Chrysothrix flavovirens +142 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Lecidea nylanderi, Ramalina farinacea, Chrysothrix flavovirens +142 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Black Darter, Large Red Damselfly, True Lover's Knot +71 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Darter, Large Red Damselfly, True Lover's Knot +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Great Tit, Woodcock, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Great Tit, Woodcock, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Downy Birch, Soft-rush, White Clover +150 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Downy Birch, Soft-rush, White Clover +150 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bilberry, Bramble, Dandelion +16 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

John O'Groats Trail (Alness to Tain)Walking route

Named routeRef JoG03Local walking route

Aldie Burn TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

6 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 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Alternative RouteCycling route3.5 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route3.4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route5 km

Named routeRef 1Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route2.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,367 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,367 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds5 species

spring

2024

Woodcock · Swallow · Kestrel · Great Tit · Eider

WoodcockScolopax rusticola
SwallowHirundo rustica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great TitParus major
EiderSomateria mollissima

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects14 species

summer

2025

Black Darter · Carabus glabratus · Emerald Damselfly · Common Hawker · Common Darter +9

Black DarterSympetrum danae
Carabus glabratusCarabus glabratus2024
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2024
TenthredoTenthredo2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024

🌿

Plants92 species

summer

2024

Common Sedge · Common Cottongrass · Juniper · Wavy Hair-Grass · Heather +87

Common SedgeCarex nigra
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
JuniperJuniperus communis
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Star SedgeCarex echinata
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Common NettleUrtica dioica
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Creeping Lady's-tressesGoodyera repens
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
GorseUlex europaeus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
Shady HorsetailEquisetum pratense
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
HollyIlex aquifolium
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
White CloverTrifolium repens
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
DandelionTaraxacum
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
TrichophorumTrichophorum
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
DaisyBellis perennis
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
BrambleRubus fruticosus
WillowSalix
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara
Water-StarwortCallitriche
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,367 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds5 species

spring

2024

Woodcock · Swallow · Kestrel · Great Tit · Eider

WoodcockScolopax rusticola
SwallowHirundo rustica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great TitParus major
EiderSomateria mollissima

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects14 species

summer

2025

Black Darter · Carabus glabratus · Emerald Damselfly · Common Hawker · Common Darter +9

Black DarterSympetrum danae
Carabus glabratusCarabus glabratus2024
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2024
TenthredoTenthredo2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024

🌿

Plants92 species

summer

2024

Common Sedge · Common Cottongrass · Juniper · Wavy Hair-Grass · Heather +87

Common SedgeCarex nigra
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
JuniperJuniperus communis
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Star SedgeCarex echinata
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Common NettleUrtica dioica
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Creeping Lady's-tressesGoodyera repens
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
GorseUlex europaeus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
Shady HorsetailEquisetum pratense
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
HollyIlex aquifolium
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
White CloverTrifolium repens
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
DandelionTaraxacum
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
TrichophorumTrichophorum
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
DaisyBellis perennis
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
BrambleRubus fruticosus
WillowSalix
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara
Water-StarwortCallitriche
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 sylvia duckworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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