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57.25475, -3.38261
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 106m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 106m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Jackdaw, Chaffinch +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Lapwing, Jackdaw, Chaffinch +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hazel, Chalk Comb-moss, Eyebright +22 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hazel, Chalk Comb-moss, Eyebright +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, 5-spot Ladybird, Sericomyia silentis +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, 5-spot Ladybird, Sericomyia silentis +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Speyside Way (Tominoul Spur) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Scotland Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Cairngorms Loop Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Church of Scotland, Tomintoul
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Wildlife to spot
10,278 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,278 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Pheasant · Chaffinch · Robin · Wren · Jackdaw +29
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Greylag Goose Anser anser Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Red Deer · Rabbit
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Red Deer Cervus elaphus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Birch Shieldbug · Sericomyia silentis · Marmalade Hoverfly
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Rock Bristle-moss · Selfheal · Sycamore · Hazel · Eyebright +6
Rock Bristle-moss Lewinskya rupestris Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Hazel Corylus avellana Eyebright Euphrasia Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,278 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Pheasant · Chaffinch · Robin · Wren · Jackdaw +29
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Greylag Goose Anser anser Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Red Deer · Rabbit
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Red Deer Cervus elaphus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Birch Shieldbug · Sericomyia silentis · Marmalade Hoverfly
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Rock Bristle-moss · Selfheal · Sycamore · Hazel · Eyebright +6
Rock Bristle-moss Lewinskya rupestris Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Hazel Corylus avellana Eyebright Euphrasia Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum
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