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Places › Scotland › North East Scotland › Aberdeenshire Getting here
56.97532, -2.19298
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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 — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Eider +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Eider +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Mallow, Coltsfoot, Osier +22 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Mallow, Coltsfoot, Osier +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Elsick Mounth Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
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 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 4.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 955 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 955 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,614 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,614 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Oystercatcher · Grey Heron · Starling · Pied Wagtail · Cormorant +49
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Platycheirus albimanus +5
Syrphus Syrphus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger 🌿 Plants 10 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Osier · Coltsfoot · Meadow Crane's-bill · Sea Plantain · Burnet-saxifrage +5
Osier Salix viminalis2025 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025 Sea Plantain Plantago maritima2025 Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga2025 Bush Vetch Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,614 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Oystercatcher · Grey Heron · Starling · Pied Wagtail · Cormorant +49
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Platycheirus albimanus +5
Syrphus Syrphus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger 🌿 Plants 10 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Osier · Coltsfoot · Meadow Crane's-bill · Sea Plantain · Burnet-saxifrage +5
Osier Salix viminalis2025 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025 Sea Plantain Plantago maritima2025 Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga2025 Bush Vetch Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Vicia sepium2025
Vicia sepium2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Long-headed Poppy Papaver dubium2025
Long-headed Poppy Papaver dubium2025
Lyme-grass Leymus arenarius2025
Lyme-grass Leymus arenarius2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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