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Getting here
57.47252, -3.21550
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🍄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
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🍄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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Red Admiral, Blue-tailed Damselfly +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Butter Waxcap, Candlesnuff Fungus +5 more · last seen 2024
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Speyside Way; Named hiking route nearby: Speyside Way
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Speyside WayWalking route207 km▾
Named routeLength 207 kmNational walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 79Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 79National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,769 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,769 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Wren · Great Tit · Robin +49
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Eristalis arbustorum · Large Red Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Larch Ladybird · Eupteryx decemnotata +5
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Eupteryx decemnotataEupteryx decemnotata
- Ectemnius cavifronsEctemnius cavifrons
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,769 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Wren · Great Tit · Robin +49
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Eristalis arbustorum · Large Red Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Larch Ladybird · Eupteryx decemnotata +5
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Eupteryx decemnotataEupteryx decemnotata
- Ectemnius cavifronsEctemnius cavifrons
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas