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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 296m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 296m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Great Black-backed Gull +102 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Great Black-backed Gull +102 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Vine Weevil, Greater Bulb-Fly · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Vine Weevil, Greater Bulb-Fly · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Smith's Pepperwort · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Smith's Pepperwort · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Speyside WayWalking route207 km

Named routeLength 207 kmNational walking route

Moray Coast TrailWalking route72 km

Named routeLength 72 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route2.9 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route119 m

Named routeRef 1Length 119 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route27 m

Named routeRef 1Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

24,007 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

24,007 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds63 species

autumn

2025

Turnstone · Common Gull · Carrion Crow · Great Black-backed Gull · Wigeon +58

TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Common GullLarus canus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
WigeonMareca penelope
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RedshankTringa totanus
EiderSomateria mollissima
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
GoosanderMergus merganser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TealAnas crecca
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
GannetMorus bassanus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CurlewNumenius arquata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
DunlinCalidris alpina
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RookCorvus frugilegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
RuffCalidris pugnax
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula

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Mammals6 species

autumn

2025

Grey Seal · Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Harbour Seal · Seals · Common Porpoise +1

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
SealsPinnipedia
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Japanese Knotweed

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

24,007 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumn

2025

Turnstone · Common Gull · Carrion Crow · Great Black-backed Gull · Wigeon +58

TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Common GullLarus canus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
WigeonMareca penelope
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RedshankTringa totanus
EiderSomateria mollissima
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
GoosanderMergus merganser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TealAnas crecca
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
GannetMorus bassanus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CurlewNumenius arquata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
DunlinCalidris alpina
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RookCorvus frugilegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
RuffCalidris pugnax
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula

🦌

Mammals6 species

autumn

2025

Grey Seal · Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Harbour Seal · Seals · Common Porpoise +1

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
SealsPinnipedia
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Japanese Knotweed

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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🌱The WildernessUrban park4.8 km→🐄Lower Tynet Farm ShopVisitor farm3.6 km→⛳Spey Bay Golf CourseGolf course1.2 km→⛪St Ninian's Roman Catholic ChapelReligious grounds3.8 km→✦Gordon CastleHistoric site4.6 km→⛪Speymouth Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→

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