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57.20031, -2.11438
Open directionsv 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Dunnock +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Dunnock +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly, Marmalade Hoverfly +74 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly, Marmalade Hoverfly +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Blueish Veilwort, Giant Hogweed +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Blueish Veilwort, Giant Hogweed +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Formartine and Buchan Way Walking route 86 km ▾
Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead
Named route Length 86 km National walking route
Show on map Ice House Route Walking route 1.7 km ▾
Named route Length 1.7 km Local walking route
Show on map Thyme Walk Walking route 3.5 km ▾
Named route Length 3.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
City Centre<>Airport Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 10 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 10 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
16,684 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,684 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow +33
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Eider Somateria mollissima Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Common Shrew
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Emerald Damselfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus +36
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Blueish Veilwort · Giant Hogweed
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,684 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow +33
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Eider Somateria mollissima Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Common Shrew
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Emerald Damselfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus +36
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Blueish Veilwort · Giant Hogweed
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ischnura elegans2025
Ischnura elegans2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025
Sylvicola cinctus Sylvicola cinctus
Sylvicola cinctus Sylvicola cinctus
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum2025
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Yellow-faced Blowfly Cynomya mortuorum2025
Yellow-faced Blowfly Cynomya mortuorum2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus2025
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2025
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2025
Pterostichus melanarius Pterostichus melanarius2025
Pterostichus melanarius Pterostichus melanarius2025
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2025
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Beech Leaf Miner Orchestes fagi2025
Beech Leaf Miner Orchestes fagi2025
Leptopterna ferrugata Leptopterna ferrugata2025
Leptopterna ferrugata Leptopterna ferrugata2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025 