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Dogs welcome
Getting here
57.06328, -2.81878
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coal Tit and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coal Tit and Robin
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coal Tit, Robin, Chaffinch +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Coal Tit, Robin, Chaffinch +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Orange-tip, Speckled Wood +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Glittering Wood-moss, Glaucous Sedge, Daisy +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Knockie ViewpointWalking route▾
Named routeRef ViewpointLocal walking route
Chapel TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef CrossLocal walking route
Old PinesWalking route▾
Named routeRef Pine ConeLocal walking route
Deeside WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Fairy LochanWalking route▾
Named routeRef DragonflyLocal walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarland WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Deeside WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef DWLocal cycle route
Deeside WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 195National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route168 m▾
Named routeRef 195Length 168 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.4 km▾
Named routeRef 195Length 5.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route215 m▾
Named routeRef 195Length 215 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ballater & Burn o'Vat CircularMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 2
Scotland TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
7,680 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,680 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Siskin · Sand Martin +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- MagpiePica pica
- Common GullLarus canus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
Slow-worm
Tree Bumblebee · Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Bilberry Bumblebee +11
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
🌿Plants4 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Glittering Wood-moss · Gorse · Dandelion · Rubus vestitus
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
- GorseUlex europaeus2024
- DandelionTaraxacum2024
- Rubus vestitusRubus vestitus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,680 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Siskin · Sand Martin +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- MagpiePica pica
- Common GullLarus canus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
Slow-worm
Tree Bumblebee · Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Bilberry Bumblebee +11
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
🌿Plants4 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Glittering Wood-moss · Gorse · Dandelion · Rubus vestitus
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
- GorseUlex europaeus2024
- DandelionTaraxacum2024
- Rubus vestitusRubus vestitus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Emerald Damselfly
Emerald Damselfly
Lestes sponsa
Lestes sponsa
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansNorthern DamselflyCoenagrion hastulatumNorthern DamselflyCoenagrion hastulatumGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiBlack DarterSympetrum danae2024Black DarterSympetrum danae2024Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2024Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2024Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2024Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2024Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024