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St Kentigern's Church

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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57.05043, -3.04271

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Willow Warbler and Chaffinch
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Orka Artisa Cafe & Bistro — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Willow Warbler and Chaffinch
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Orka Artisa Cafe & Bistro — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· FreePicnic spotToilets

Best for

13 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Willow Warbler, Chaffinch, Swift +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, toilets, car park

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets, picnic area

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Willow Warbler, Chaffinch, Swift +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Broken-belted Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ballater/Cambus o'May loopWalking route

Named routeRef YellowLocal walking route

CraigendarrochWalking route

Named routeRef RedLocal walking route

Riverside LoopWalking route

Named routeRef BlueLocal walking route

Deeside WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

AvenueWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Deeside WayCycling route

Named routeRef 195National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route3.4 km

Named routeRef 195Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 195Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route34 m

Named routeRef 195Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs

Main RouteCycling route172 m

Named routeRef 195Length 172 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route83 m

Named routeRef 195Length 83 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

🚵

Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ballater & Burn o'Vat CircularMountain bike route

Named routeRef 2

Ballater to Gairnshiel CircularMountain bike route

Named routeRef 3

Scotland TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

5,130 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,130 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

summer

2026

Swift · Woodpigeon · House Martin · Coal Tit · Song Thrush +50

SwiftApus apus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2026

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects18 species

summer

2025

Mikiola fagi · Common Blue Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Emerald Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +13

Mikiola fagiMikiola fagi
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
Conops quadrifasciatus

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2025

Alpine Thread-moss · Woolly Fringe-moss · Glittering Wood-moss · Broom Fork-moss

Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,130 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

summer

2026

Swift · Woodpigeon · House Martin · Coal Tit · Song Thrush +50

SwiftApus apus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2026

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects18 species

summer

2025

Mikiola fagi · Common Blue Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Emerald Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +13

Mikiola fagiMikiola fagi
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
Conops quadrifasciatus

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2025

Alpine Thread-moss · Woolly Fringe-moss · Glittering Wood-moss · Broom Fork-moss

Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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