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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
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57.57961, -4.12952
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 🍄 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Common Guillemot, Gannet +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Common Guillemot, Gannet +91 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Deceptive Earthtongue +31 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Deceptive Earthtongue +31 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Austrolimnophila ochracea, Red-legged Shieldbug +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Austrolimnophila ochracea, Red-legged Shieldbug +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Himalayan Balsam, Foxglove +19 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Himalayan Balsam, Foxglove +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Cromarty alternative Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 524 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 524 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 3.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 268 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 268 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 945 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 945 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Learnie Red Rock Trails Mountain bike route ▾
Photos St Andrew's Church, Fortrose
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Wildlife to spot
24,405 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,405 records · National Biodiversity Network Long-tailed Duck · Common Guillemot · Shag · Cormorant · Turnstone +35
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Common Guillemot Uria aalge Shag Gulosus aristotelis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Turnstone Arenaria interpres Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Eider Somateria mollissima Herring Gull Larus argentatus Razorbill Alca torda Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Common Gull Larus canus Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Dunlin Calidris alpina Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Starling Sturnus vulgaris Gannet Morus bassanus Curlew Numenius arquata Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Siskin Spinus spinus Scaup Aythya marila Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Harbour Seal · Grey Seal · Red Squirrel
Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Parrot Waxcap · Snowy Waxcap · Deceptive Earthtongue · Upright Coral · Crab Brittlegill +13
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus Deceptive Earthtongue Geoglossum fallax Upright Coral Ramaria stricta Crab Brittlegill Russula xerampelina Macrolepiota excoriata Macrolepiota excoriata Cedarwood Waxcap Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,405 records · National Biodiversity Network Long-tailed Duck · Common Guillemot · Shag · Cormorant · Turnstone +35
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Common Guillemot Uria aalge Shag Gulosus aristotelis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Turnstone Arenaria interpres Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Eider Somateria mollissima Herring Gull Larus argentatus Razorbill Alca torda Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Common Gull Larus canus Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Dunlin Calidris alpina Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Starling Sturnus vulgaris Gannet Morus bassanus Curlew Numenius arquata Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Siskin Spinus spinus Scaup Aythya marila Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Harbour Seal · Grey Seal · Red Squirrel
Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Parrot Waxcap · Snowy Waxcap · Deceptive Earthtongue · Upright Coral · Crab Brittlegill +13
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus Deceptive Earthtongue Geoglossum fallax Upright Coral Ramaria stricta Crab Brittlegill Russula xerampelina Macrolepiota excoriata Macrolepiota excoriata Cedarwood Waxcap Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus
Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus
Earthy Powdercap Cystoderma amianthinum
Earthy Powdercap Cystoderma amianthinum
Star Pinkgill Entoloma conferendum var. conferendum
Star Pinkgill Entoloma conferendum var. conferendum
Dusky Puffball Lycoperdon nigrescens
Dusky Puffball Lycoperdon nigrescens
Honey Waxcap Hygrocybe reidii
Honey Waxcap Hygrocybe reidii
Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea
Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea
Golden Waxcap Hygrocybe chlorophana
Golden Waxcap Hygrocybe chlorophana
Wood Blewits Lepista nuda
Wood Blewits Lepista nuda
Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea
Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea
Lilac Bonnet Mycena pura
Lilac Bonnet Mycena pura
Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
Sordid Blewits Lepista sordida
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