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The Wade Stone

📷 Elliott Simpson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.81823, -4.14252

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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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Stereocaulon vesuvianum var. vesuvianum, Hymenelia lacustris, Rhizocarpon reductum +109 more · last seen 2012; Fungi — Stereocaulon vesuvianum var. vesuvianum, Hymenelia lacustris, Rhizocarpon reductum +109 more · last seen 2012

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Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Red Grouse (scotica), Kestrel +31 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blue Tit, Red Grouse (scotica), Kestrel +31 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Field Gentian, Harebell, Heath-grass +112 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Field Gentian, Harebell, Heath-grass +112 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawkweed, Wild Strawberry, Autumn Hawkbit +14 more foraging species

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Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route50 m
Named routeRef 7Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 7Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route167 m
Named routeRef 7Length 167 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 7Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Cairngorms LoopMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

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The Wade Stone

📷 Elliott Simpson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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