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Templestone Stone Circle

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📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

57.59282, -3.56018

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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
🍄Mushroom 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
🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Bleeding Conifer Crust, Common Jelly Spot, Chanterelle +9 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Bleeding Conifer Crust, Common Jelly Spot, Chanterelle +9 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Glaucous Dog-Rose, Smooth Hawk's-beard, Common Dog-violet +231 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Glaucous Dog-Rose, Smooth Hawk's-beard, Common Dog-violet +231 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Smooth Hawk's-beard, Common Sorrel, Common Hemp-nettle +30 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Common Hawker +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Common Hawker +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Moray Coast TrailWalking route72 km

Named routeLength 72 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Dava WayWalking route38 km

Named routeLength 38 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route67 m

Named routeRef 1Length 67 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,175 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,175 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

spring

2025

Treecreeper · Coal Tit · Chaffinch · Great Tit · Wren +32

TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Regulus regulus regulusRegulus regulus regulus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

springautumn

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects10 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Common Hawker · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +5

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024

🌿

Plants38 species

spring

2024

Corn Spurrey · Corn Marigold · Creeping Lady's-tresses · Meadow Crane's-bill · Northern Marsh-orchid +33

Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum
Creeping Lady's-tressesGoodyera repens
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
DaisyBellis perennis
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Common SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosa
Rhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllusRhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllus
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Common ChickweedStellaria media
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
DandelionTaraxacum
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
White CloverTrifolium repens
Cytisus scoparius subsp. scopariusCytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella subsp. acetosella

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,175 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

spring

2025

Treecreeper · Coal Tit · Chaffinch · Great Tit · Wren +32

TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Regulus regulus regulusRegulus regulus regulus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

springautumn

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects10 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Common Hawker · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +5

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024

🌿

Plants38 species

spring

2024

Corn Spurrey · Corn Marigold · Creeping Lady's-tresses · Meadow Crane's-bill · Northern Marsh-orchid +33

Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum
Creeping Lady's-tressesGoodyera repens
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
DaisyBellis perennis
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Common SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosa
Rhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllusRhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllus
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Common ChickweedStellaria media
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
DandelionTaraxacum
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
White CloverTrifolium repens
Cytisus scoparius subsp. scopariusCytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella subsp. acetosella

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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