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Tilquhillie Castle

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📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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57.03756, -2.46005

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +38 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Wintergreen, Cuspidate-leaved Bramble, Rubus echinatoides +29 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Common Wintergreen, Cuspidate-leaved Bramble, Rubus echinatoides +29 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Peacock, Clouded Drab, Large White +39 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Peacock, Clouded Drab, Large White +39 more · last seen 2019

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Elfin Saddle · last seen 2011; Fungi — Elfin Saddle · last seen 2011

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cryne Corse RoadWalking route

Named route

StockmounthWalking route

Named route

Deeside WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Coy Burn TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

East TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Deeside WayCycling route

Named routeRef 195National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route94 m

Named routeRef 195Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route235 m

Named routeRef 195Length 235 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route674 m

Named routeRef 195Length 674 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route406 m

Named routeRef 195Length 406 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route408 m

Named routeRef 195Length 408 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,076 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,076 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

spring

2025

Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Willow Warbler · Magpie +26

Great TitParus major2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
MagpiePica pica2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
SwiftApus apus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022

🦌

Mammals5 species

summerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Daubenton's Bat · Pine Marten · Otter · Brown Rat

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2022
Pine MartenMartes martes
OtterLutra lutra2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2023

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🌿

Plants135 species

summer

2023

Fairy Flax · Sanicle · Wild Pansy · Sharp-flowered Rush · Jointed Rush +130

Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2022
SanicleSanicula europaea
Wild PansyViola tricolor2022
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2022
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2022
Water MintMentha aquatica2022
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2022
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022
HazelCorylus avellana2022
an EyebrightEuphrasia arctica2022
BeechFagus sylvatica2022
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2022
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2022
Water AvensGeum rivale2022
Greater PlantainPlantago major2022
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2022
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2022
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2022
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2022
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2022
DaisyBellis perennis2022
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2022
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2022
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2022
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2022
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
Mat-grassNardus stricta2022
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2022
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022
Northern DockRumex longifolius2022
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2022
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2022
Bush VetchVicia sepium2022
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2022
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2022
EyebrightEuphrasia2022
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2022
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2022
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2022
Soft Downy-roseRosa mollis2022
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022
TormentilPotentilla erecta2022
Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii2022
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2022
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2022
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2022
Bird CherryPrunus padus2022
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2022
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2022
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2022
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2022
Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata2022
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022
Common ReedPhragmites australis2022
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2022
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara2022
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2022
BugleAjuga reptans2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus2022
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2022
Large-flowered Hemp-nettleGaleopsis speciosa2022
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2022
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2022
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2022
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2022
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2022
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2022
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2022
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2022
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2022
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2022
Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2022
Common SallowSalix cinerea2022
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2022
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2022
Common VetchVicia sativa2022
NipplewortLapsana communis2022
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2022
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022
RowanSorbus aucuparia2022
RaspberryRubus idaeus2022
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2022
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2022
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022
YarrowAchillea millefolium2022
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2022
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2022
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2022
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2022
Goat WillowSalix caprea2022
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2022
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2022
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2022
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2022
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2022
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2022
Marsh VioletViola palustris2022
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2022
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022
White CloverTrifolium repens2022
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2022
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2022
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2022
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2022
Wild CherryPrunus avium2022
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022
Common ChickweedStellaria media2022
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2022
Red CampionSilene dioica2022
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2022
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2022
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022
Eared WillowSalix aurita2022
Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2022
Slender Parsley-piertAphanes australis2022
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2022
MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata2022
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,076 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

spring

2025

Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Willow Warbler · Magpie +26

Great TitParus major2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
MagpiePica pica2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
SwiftApus apus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022

🦌

Mammals5 species

summerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Daubenton's Bat · Pine Marten · Otter · Brown Rat

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2022
Pine MartenMartes martes
OtterLutra lutra2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2023

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🌿

Plants135 species

summer

2023

Fairy Flax · Sanicle · Wild Pansy · Sharp-flowered Rush · Jointed Rush +130

Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2022
SanicleSanicula europaea
Wild PansyViola tricolor2022
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2022
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2022
Water MintMentha aquatica2022
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2022
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022
HazelCorylus avellana2022
an EyebrightEuphrasia arctica2022
BeechFagus sylvatica2022
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2022
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2022
Water AvensGeum rivale2022
Greater PlantainPlantago major2022
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2022
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2022
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2022
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2022
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2022
DaisyBellis perennis2022
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2022
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2022
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2022
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2022
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
Mat-grassNardus stricta2022
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2022
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022
Northern DockRumex longifolius2022
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2022
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2022
Bush VetchVicia sepium2022
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2022
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2022
EyebrightEuphrasia2022
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2022
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2022
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2022
Soft Downy-roseRosa mollis2022
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022
TormentilPotentilla erecta2022
Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii2022
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2022
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2022
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2022
Bird CherryPrunus padus2022
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2022
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2022
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2022
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2022
Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata2022
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022
Common ReedPhragmites australis2022
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2022
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara2022
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2022
BugleAjuga reptans2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus2022
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2022
Large-flowered Hemp-nettleGaleopsis speciosa2022
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2022
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2022
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2022
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2022
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2022
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2022
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2022
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2022
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2022
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2022
Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2022
Common SallowSalix cinerea2022
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2022
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2022
Common VetchVicia sativa2022
NipplewortLapsana communis2022
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2022
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022
RowanSorbus aucuparia2022
RaspberryRubus idaeus2022
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2022
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2022
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022
YarrowAchillea millefolium2022
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2022
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2022
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2022
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2022
Goat WillowSalix caprea2022
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2022
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2022
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2022
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2022
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2022
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2022
Marsh VioletViola palustris2022
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2022
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022
White CloverTrifolium repens2022
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2022
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2022
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2022
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2022
Wild CherryPrunus avium2022
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022
Common ChickweedStellaria media2022
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2022
Red CampionSilene dioica2022
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2022
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2022
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022
Eared WillowSalix aurita2022
Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2022
Slender Parsley-piertAphanes australis2022
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2022
MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata2022
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022

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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