← Back✦ Historic site

Stirling Cairn

0 ha

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

57.63007, -2.54944

Open directionsv

Google Maps↗Driving directions Apple Maps↗Driving directions Waze↗Live driving navigation Google Transit↗Bus, rail or tram Apple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Corn Bunting, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Corn Bunting, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Beech, Sycamore, Rowan +156 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Beech, Sycamore, Rowan +156 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Beech, Rowan, Elder +25 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Common Darter, Western Honey Bee +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Common Darter, Western Honey Bee +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Whitehills alternativeCycling route

Named routeNational Cycle Network

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 route3.5 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

938 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

938 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

summer

2025

Corn Bunting · Kingfisher · Linnet · Grey Wagtail · Mallard +33

Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2022
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2020
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2019
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2019
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2021
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
Great TitParus major2020
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
DipperCinclus cinclus2020
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2020
RavenCorvus corax2020
SwiftApus apus2018
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2020
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
DunnockPrunella modularis2020
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
DunlinCalidris alpina2020
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2020
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2019
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2019

🦌

Mammals9 species

springautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · American Mink · Brown Hare · Weasel · Wild Cat Hybrid +4

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
American MinkNeovison vison2014
Brown HareLepus europaeus
WeaselMustela nivalis2023
Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2021
Pine MartenMartes martes2021
BadgerMeles meles2015
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2015
MoleTalpa europaea2015

🐸

Amphibians3 species

springsummerautumn

2022

Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2021
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2019

🐝

Insects25 species

spring

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Darter · Western Honey Bee · Tree Bumblebee · Rhingia campestris +20

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2023
Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2014
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2023
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023
Marsham's Nomad BeeNomada marshamella2023
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2023
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2023
Platycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus2023
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2023
Chrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatum2023
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
Tipula lunataTipula lunata2023
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2023
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2023
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2023
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2023
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023

🌿

Plants38 species

spring

2023

Wood Speedwell · Red Dead-nettle · Salmonberry · Red Campion · Woodruff +33

Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2014
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2014
SalmonberryRubus spectabilis2014
Red CampionSilene dioica
WoodruffGalium odoratum
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2014
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2014
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2014
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2014
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2014
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2014
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2014
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2014
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2014
Great BromeAnisantha diandra2014
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2014
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2014
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2014
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2014
Hedera helixHedera helix2014
YewTaxus baccata2014
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2014
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2014
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2014
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2014
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2014
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2014
Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2014
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2014
Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum2014
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2014
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2014
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2014
Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum2014
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2014
ElderSambucus nigra2014
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2014

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

938 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

summer

2025

Corn Bunting · Kingfisher · Linnet · Grey Wagtail · Mallard +33

Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2022
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2020
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2019
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2019
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2021
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
Great TitParus major2020
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
DipperCinclus cinclus2020
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2020
RavenCorvus corax2020
SwiftApus apus2018
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2020
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
DunnockPrunella modularis2020
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
DunlinCalidris alpina2020
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2020
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2019
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2019

🦌

Mammals9 species

springautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · American Mink · Brown Hare · Weasel · Wild Cat Hybrid +4

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
American MinkNeovison vison2014
Brown HareLepus europaeus
WeaselMustela nivalis2023
Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2021
Pine MartenMartes martes2021
BadgerMeles meles2015
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2015
MoleTalpa europaea2015

🐸

Amphibians3 species

springsummerautumn

2022

Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2021
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2019

🐝

Insects25 species

spring

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Darter · Western Honey Bee · Tree Bumblebee · Rhingia campestris +20

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2023
Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2014
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2023
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023
Marsham's Nomad BeeNomada marshamella2023
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2023
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2023
Platycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus2023
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2023
Chrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatum2023
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
Tipula lunataTipula lunata2023
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2023
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2023
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2023
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2023
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023

🌿

Plants38 species

spring

2023

Wood Speedwell · Red Dead-nettle · Salmonberry · Red Campion · Woodruff +33

Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2014
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2014
SalmonberryRubus spectabilis2014
Red CampionSilene dioica
WoodruffGalium odoratum
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2014
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2014
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2014
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2014
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2014
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2014
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2014
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2014
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2014
Great BromeAnisantha diandra2014
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2014
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2014
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2014
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2014
Hedera helixHedera helix2014
YewTaxus baccata2014
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2014
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2014
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2014
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2014
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2014
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2014
Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2014
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2014
Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum2014
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2014
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2014
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2014
Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum2014
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2014
ElderSambucus nigra2014
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2014

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland, Claret Brae

1 / 16

Events & activities nearby

Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.

Bookable tours

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Duff House Public GardenUrban park4 km→🌱Princess Royal ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Duff House GardensUrban park4 km→🌱Castle GardensUrban park4.4 km→🪦Myrus CemeteryCemetery4.8 km→✦Mercat CrossHistoric site4.2 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: f11b27e6-6ae0-4fce-93d1-cfdb32d8f41c