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Places › Scotland › North East Scotland › Aberdeenshire Getting here
57.34809, -2.21320
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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 — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Giant Blackberry, Cuspidate-leaved Bramble, Small-flowered Crane's-bill +1 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Giant Blackberry, Cuspidate-leaved Bramble, Small-flowered Crane's-bill +1 more · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Formartine and Buchan Way Walking route 86 km ▾
Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead
Named route Length 86 km National walking route
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 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 3.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 3.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 549 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 549 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,464 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,464 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Swallow · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Jackdaw +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major House Martin Delichon urbicum Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Dipper Cinclus cinclus Stock Dove Columba oenas Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Skylark Alauda arvensis Siskin Spinus spinus Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Linnet Linaria cannabina Whitethroat Curruca communis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Bat
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Bat Chiroptera2024 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Parent Bug · Eupeodes luniger · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Rhagonycha lignosa +5
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Rhagonycha lignosa Rhagonycha lignosa Red-legged Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,464 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Swallow · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Jackdaw +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major House Martin Delichon urbicum Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Dipper Cinclus cinclus Stock Dove Columba oenas Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Skylark Alauda arvensis Siskin Spinus spinus Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Linnet Linaria cannabina Whitethroat Curruca communis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Bat
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Bat Chiroptera2024 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Parent Bug · Eupeodes luniger · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Rhagonycha lignosa +5
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Rhagonycha lignosa Rhagonycha lignosa Red-legged Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2024
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2024
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2024
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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