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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
57.34141, -2.31412
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 425m away — 3 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 425m away — 3 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Red Squirrel, Hedgehog, Mole +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Baudoinia · last seen 2017
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 route1 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.4 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 6.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route286 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 286 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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St Matthew's Epsicopal Church
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Wildlife to spot
688 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
688 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Mute Swan · Little Grebe +31
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Wild Cat Hybrid · Hedgehog · Mole
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects16 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus ribesii · Larch Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird +11
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
- Common Red Soldier Beetle
Wood Anemone · Common Dog-violet · White Dead-nettle · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Yorkshire-fog +31
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
688 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Mute Swan · Little Grebe +31
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Wild Cat Hybrid · Hedgehog · Mole
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects16 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus ribesii · Larch Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird +11
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
- Common Red Soldier Beetle
Wood Anemone · Common Dog-violet · White Dead-nettle · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Yorkshire-fog +31
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhagonycha fulva
Rhagonycha fulva
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2023Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera202310-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202310-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2023Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2023Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2023Beech
Beech
Fagus sylvatica2021
Fagus sylvatica2021
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2021HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2021PignutConopodium majus2021PignutConopodium majus2021Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2021Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2021GorseUlex europaeus2021GorseUlex europaeus2021BroomCytisus scoparius2021BroomCytisus scoparius2021Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021Wych ElmUlmus glabra2021Wych ElmUlmus glabra2021RowanSorbus aucuparia2021RowanSorbus aucuparia2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021Downy BirchBetula pubescens2021Downy BirchBetula pubescens2021Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021RaspberryRubus idaeus2021RaspberryRubus idaeus2021Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2021Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2021Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2021Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2021Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2021Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2021Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2021Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2021Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2021Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2021Common BentAgrostis capillaris2021Common BentAgrostis capillaris2021HollyIlex aquifolium2021HollyIlex aquifolium2021Scots PinePinus sylvestris2021Scots PinePinus sylvestris2021Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2021Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2021SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021