Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome
Getting here
56.58811, -3.16192
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 280m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 280m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ectopsocus petersi, Trichopsocus brincki, Birch Shieldbug +13 more · last seen 2024
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cateran TrailWalking route104 km▾
Blairgowrie
Named routeLength 104 kmRound tripNational walking route
Railway Loop PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bannatyne PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Railway WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Water BackieWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Photos
Vanora's Mound, Meigle Churchyard
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,972 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,972 records · National Biodiversity NetworkYellowhammer · Collared Dove · Skylark · Blackbird · Robin +9
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer +1
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Prickly Sow-thistle · Common Bent · Common Hemp-nettle · Meadow Crane's-bill · Water-pepper +15
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
- Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
- Boreau's Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis subsp. boraei
- Creeping Soft-grass
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,972 records · National Biodiversity NetworkYellowhammer · Collared Dove · Skylark · Blackbird · Robin +9
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer +1
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Prickly Sow-thistle · Common Bent · Common Hemp-nettle · Meadow Crane's-bill · Water-pepper +15
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
- Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
- Boreau's Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis subsp. boraei
- Creeping Soft-grass
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Beaver
Beaver
Castor fiber2024
Castor fiber2024
Holcus mollis
Holcus mollis
Common SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumLesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marinaLesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marinaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Blue-Sow-ThistleCicerbita macrophylla subsp. uralensisCommon Blue-Sow-ThistleCicerbita macrophylla subsp. uralensisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumEvents & activities nearby
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