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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
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57.61270, -3.60698
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Forres community cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Forres community cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Blackbird +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Blackbird +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bombus lucorum +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bombus lucorum +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moray Coast Trail Walking route 72 km ▾
Named route Length 72 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Dava Way Walking route 38 km ▾
Named route Length 38 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 27 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 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 Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 3.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos OS Benchmark at St John's Church, Forres
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20,727 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,727 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin · Herring Gull +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Hedgehog
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Pine Marten Martes martes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Striped Ladybird · caddisflies · Black-collared Carver · Southern Hawker · Common Hawker +17
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata caddisflies Trichoptera Black-collared Carver Rhogogaster scalaris Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,727 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin · Herring Gull +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Hedgehog
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Pine Marten Martes martes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Striped Ladybird · caddisflies · Black-collared Carver · Southern Hawker · Common Hawker +17
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata caddisflies Trichoptera Black-collared Carver Rhogogaster scalaris Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Heptageniidae
Heptageniidae
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly Blennocampa phyllocolpa
Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly Blennocampa phyllocolpa
Palloptera modesta Palloptera modesta
Palloptera modesta Palloptera modesta
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Clover Sawfly Tenthredo arcuata
Clover Sawfly Tenthredo arcuata
Minettia fasciata Minettia fasciata
Minettia fasciata Minettia fasciata
Micropeza corrigiolata Micropeza corrigiolata
Micropeza corrigiolata Micropeza corrigiolata
Sphaerophoria virgata Sphaerophoria virgata
Sphaerophoria virgata Sphaerophoria virgata
Nephrotoma submaculosa Nephrotoma submaculosa
Nephrotoma submaculosa Nephrotoma submaculosa
Stein’s Alder-cutter Nematinus steini
Stein’s Alder-cutter Nematinus steini
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Moss Sawfly Nesoselandria morio
Moss Sawfly Nesoselandria morio
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus 