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South Ythsie Stone Circle

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📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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57.36390, -2.19290

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
✦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

🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Wren +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Wren +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady +45 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady +45 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Rubus anisacanthos · last seen 2011; Plants — Rubus anisacanthos · last seen 2011

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Formartine and Buchan WayWalking route86 km

Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead

Named routeLength 86 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route3.5 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route549 m

Named routeRef 1Length 549 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

589 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

589 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

springsummer

2025

Wren · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch +41

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwallowHirundo rustica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MagpiePica pica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RookCorvus frugilegus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
SwiftApus apus2023
CurlewNumenius arquata
WhitethroatCurruca communis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2021

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Mammals2 species

springwinter

2023

Roe Deer · Brown Hare

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2023

Syritta pipiens · Western Honey Bee · Red Mason Bee

Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

589 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

springsummer

2025

Wren · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch +41

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwallowHirundo rustica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MagpiePica pica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RookCorvus frugilegus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
SwiftApus apus2023
CurlewNumenius arquata
WhitethroatCurruca communis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2021

🦌

Mammals2 species

springwinter

2023

Roe Deer · Brown Hare

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2023

Syritta pipiens · Western Honey Bee · Red Mason Bee

Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis

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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