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Places › Scotland › North East Scotland › Aberdeenshire Getting here
57.66289, -2.50842
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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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Great Black-backed Gull +96 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Great Black-backed Gull +96 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ectopsocus petersi, Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis, Cerobasis guestfalica +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ectopsocus petersi, Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis, Cerobasis guestfalica +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Few-flowered Garlic · last seen 2025; Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Few-flowered Garlic · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Whitehills alternative Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
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 Main Route Cycling route 907 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 907 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 3.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,456 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,456 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Shag · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Redshank · Pied Wagtail +41
Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Mole · Otter
Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Mole Talpa europaea Otter Lutra lutra 2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi · Beech Scale · Anthocoris nemoralis +5
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Beech Scale Cryptococcus fagisuga Anthocoris nemoralis Anthocoris nemoralis Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata Trichocera Fox-and-cubs
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,456 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Shag · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Redshank · Pied Wagtail +41
Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Mole · Otter
Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Mole Talpa europaea Otter Lutra lutra 2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi · Beech Scale · Anthocoris nemoralis +5
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Beech Scale Cryptococcus fagisuga Anthocoris nemoralis Anthocoris nemoralis Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata Trichocera Fox-and-cubs
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trichocera
Trichocera
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata 