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Standing Stone

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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56.43037, -3.25129

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Greater Horntail Wasp, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Hawthorn Shieldbug +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Greater Horntail Wasp, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Hawthorn Shieldbug +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Errol South Circular PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 77Cycling route

Named routeRef 77National Cycle Network

River Tay Way Cycle RouteCycling route

Combining portions of NCN 7 and 77 to provide a route between Kenmore and Dundee, roughly following the course of the River Tay

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route5.3 km

Named routeRef 77Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route413 m

Named routeRef 77Length 413 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route929 m

Named routeRef 77Length 929 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.1 km

Named routeRef 77Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

12,308 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,308 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2025

Pheasant · Jackdaw · Robin · Blackbird · Moorhen +46

PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
JayGarrulus glandarius
DunnockPrunella modularis
NuthatchSitta europaea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SiskinSpinus spinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RookCorvus frugilegus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WigeonMareca penelope
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RavenCorvus corax
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis

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Mammals6 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Weasel +1

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
WeaselMustela nivalis
Brown HareLepus europaeus

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Insects4 species

summer

2025

Greater Horntail Wasp · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Platycheirus

Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,308 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2025

Pheasant · Jackdaw · Robin · Blackbird · Moorhen +46

PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
JayGarrulus glandarius
DunnockPrunella modularis
NuthatchSitta europaea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SiskinSpinus spinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RookCorvus frugilegus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WigeonMareca penelope
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RavenCorvus corax
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis

🦌

Mammals6 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Weasel +1

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
WeaselMustela nivalis
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Greater Horntail Wasp · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Platycheirus

Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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