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Tealing Stones

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Getting here

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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
✦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

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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Common Gull, Blackbird, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Common Gull, Blackbird, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Barbut's Cuckoo Bee, Ringlet, Gypsy Cuckoo Bee +6 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Barbut's Cuckoo Bee, Ringlet, Gypsy Cuckoo Bee +6 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Raven TrailWalking route2.4 km

Get a bird's eye view from the open slopes of Balkello Hill, which has a sweeping vista over Dundee and the Angus coast.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route

Woodland WanderWalking route1.7 km

Wind your way through the young woodland. The native trees growing here are becoming a great home for wildlife.

Named routeLength 1.7 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

531 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

531 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

spring

2025

Common Gull · Buzzard · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Black-headed Gull +64

Common GullLarus canus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2014
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2013
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2014
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2013
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2012
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2011
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2018
House SparrowPasser domesticus2014
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2013
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2011
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2019
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2014
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Great TitParus major2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2014
Herring GullLarus argentatus2013
LapwingVanellus vanellus2013
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2011
WhitethroatCurruca communis2011
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2011
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2010
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2010
SwiftApus apus2011
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2014
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2013
Stock DoveColumba oenas2013
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2011
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2011
CurlewNumenius arquata2011
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2011
TealAnas crecca2010
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2010
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2010

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Mole · Red Fox +4

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
MoleTalpa europaea
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
BeaverCastor fiber
Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2022

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2020

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2021

Barbut's Cuckoo Bee · Ringlet · Gypsy Cuckoo Bee · Northern Mining Bee · Common Blue +4

Barbut's Cuckoo BeeBombus barbutellus2020
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2016
Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus
Northern Mining BeeAndrena ruficrus
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2016
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2015
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2015
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2015
Heather (Girdled) ColletesColletes succinctus2020

🌿

Plants140 species

summer

2018

Devil's-bit Scabious · Sycamore · American Willowherb · Montbretia · Norway Spruce +135

Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
Norway SprucePicea abies
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2010
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2010
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2010
Common ChickweedStellaria media2010
RowanSorbus aucuparia2010
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2010
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2010
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2010
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2010
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2010
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2010
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2010
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2010
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2010
TormentilPotentilla erecta2010
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2010
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2010
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2010
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2010
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2010
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2010
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2010
Chenopodium albumChenopodium album2010
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2010
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2010
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2010
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2010
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2010
Spear MintMentha spicata2010
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2010
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2010
Greater PlantainPlantago major2010
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2010
Common CouchElymus repens2010
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2010
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2010
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2010
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2010
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2010
Common NettleUrtica dioica2010
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2010
DaisyBellis perennis2010
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2010
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2010
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2010
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2010
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2010
Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2010
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2010
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2010
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2010
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2010
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2010
Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2010
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2010
Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2010
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2010
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2010
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2010
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2010
YarrowAchillea millefolium2010
RaspberryRubus idaeus2010
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2010
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2010
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2010
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2010
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2010
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2010
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2010
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2010
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2010
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2010
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2010
Common OracheAtriplex patula2010
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2010
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2010
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2010
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2010
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2010
Delicate StonewortChara virgata2010
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2010
Marsh VioletViola palustris2010
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2010
Mat-grassNardus stricta2010
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2010
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2010
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2010
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2010
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2010
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2010
NipplewortLapsana communis2010
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2010
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2010
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2010
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2010
GorseUlex europaeus2010
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2010
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2010
Bush VetchVicia sepium2010
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2010
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2010
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2010
Dryopteris cambrensisDryopteris cambrensis2010
BugleAjuga reptans2010
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2010
BroomCytisus scoparius2010
HawkweedHieracium2010
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2010
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2010
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2010
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2010
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2010
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2010
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2010
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2010
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2010
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2010
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2010
DandelionTaraxacum2010
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2010
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2010
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2010
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2010
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2010
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2010
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2010
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2010
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2010
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2010
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2010
Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2010
Common SallowSalix cinerea2010
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

531 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

spring

2025

Common Gull · Buzzard · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Black-headed Gull +64

Common GullLarus canus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2014
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2013
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2014
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2013
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2012
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2011
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2018
House SparrowPasser domesticus2014
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2013
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2011
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2019
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2014
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Great TitParus major2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2014
Herring GullLarus argentatus2013
LapwingVanellus vanellus2013
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2011
WhitethroatCurruca communis2011
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2011
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2010
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2010
SwiftApus apus2011
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2014
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2013
Stock DoveColumba oenas2013
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2011
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2011
CurlewNumenius arquata2011
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2011
TealAnas crecca2010
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2010
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2010

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Mole · Red Fox +4

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
MoleTalpa europaea
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
BeaverCastor fiber
Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2022

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2020

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2021

Barbut's Cuckoo Bee · Ringlet · Gypsy Cuckoo Bee · Northern Mining Bee · Common Blue +4

Barbut's Cuckoo BeeBombus barbutellus2020
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2016
Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus
Northern Mining BeeAndrena ruficrus
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2016
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2015
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2015
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2015
Heather (Girdled) ColletesColletes succinctus2020

🌿

Plants140 species

summer

2018

Devil's-bit Scabious · Sycamore · American Willowherb · Montbretia · Norway Spruce +135

Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
Norway SprucePicea abies
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2010
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2010
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2010
Common ChickweedStellaria media2010
RowanSorbus aucuparia2010
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2010
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2010
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2010
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2010
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2010
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2010
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2010
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2010
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2010
TormentilPotentilla erecta2010
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2010
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2010
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2010
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2010
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2010
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2010
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2010
Chenopodium albumChenopodium album2010
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2010
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2010
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2010
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2010
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2010
Spear MintMentha spicata2010
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2010
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2010
Greater PlantainPlantago major2010
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2010
Common CouchElymus repens2010
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2010
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2010
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2010
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2010
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2010
Common NettleUrtica dioica2010
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2010
DaisyBellis perennis2010
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2010
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2010
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2010
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2010
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2010
Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2010
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2010
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2010
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2010
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2010
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2010
Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2010
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2010
Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2010
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2010
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2010
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2010
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2010
YarrowAchillea millefolium2010
RaspberryRubus idaeus2010
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2010
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2010
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2010
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2010
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2010
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2010
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2010
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2010
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2010
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2010
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2010
Common OracheAtriplex patula2010
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2010
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2010
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2010
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2010
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2010
Delicate StonewortChara virgata2010
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2010
Marsh VioletViola palustris2010
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2010
Mat-grassNardus stricta2010
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2010
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2010
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2010
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2010
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2010
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2010
NipplewortLapsana communis2010
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2010
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2010
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2010
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2010
GorseUlex europaeus2010
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2010
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2010
Bush VetchVicia sepium2010
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2010
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2010
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2010
Dryopteris cambrensisDryopteris cambrensis2010
BugleAjuga reptans2010
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2010
BroomCytisus scoparius2010
HawkweedHieracium2010
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2010
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2010
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2010
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2010
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2010
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2010
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2010
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2010
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2010
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2010
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2010
DandelionTaraxacum2010
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2010
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2010
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2010
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2010
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2010
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2010
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2010
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2010
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2010
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2010
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2010
Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2010
Common SallowSalix cinerea2010
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Murray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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