St Sylvester's Roman Catholic Church
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › Highlands and Islands › Moray Getting here
57.64670, -3.31047
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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 ☕ Harpers Coffee Shop — 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 ☕ Harpers Coffee Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Herring Gull +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Herring Gull +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Liverwort, Giant Hogweed, Downy Birch / Silver Birch +34 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Liverwort, Giant Hogweed, Downy Birch / Silver Birch +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Sitona obsoletus +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Sitona obsoletus +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
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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 NCN National Route 79 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 79 National Cycle Network
Show on map Elgin - Lossiemouth Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
14,274 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,274 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Mallard · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull +28
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Sitta europaea caesia Sitta europaea caesia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly · 10-spot Ladybird · Sitona obsoletus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +10
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Striped Ladybird Common Liverwort · Green Field-speedwell · Northern Dead-nettle · Giant Hogweed · Springbeauty +19
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Green Field-speedwell Veronica agrestis2024 Northern Dead-nettle Lamium confertum2024 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata2024 Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,274 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Mallard · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull +28
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Sitta europaea caesia Sitta europaea caesia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly · 10-spot Ladybird · Sitona obsoletus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +10
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Striped Ladybird Common Liverwort · Green Field-speedwell · Northern Dead-nettle · Giant Hogweed · Springbeauty +19
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Green Field-speedwell Veronica agrestis2024 Northern Dead-nettle Lamium confertum2024 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata2024 Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myzia oblongoguttata
Myzia oblongoguttata
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 2024
2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana2024
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis2024
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis2024
White Wood-rush Luzula luzuloides2024
White Wood-rush Luzula luzuloides2024
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2024
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2024
Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola2024
Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2024
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2024
Honesty Lunaria annua2024
Honesty Lunaria annua2024
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2024
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2024
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2024
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2024
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2024
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2024
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2024
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2024
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2024
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2024 