Vickers Wellington R1656 Memorial
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57.00557, -3.39970
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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 ☕ The Old Bakery — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ 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 ☕ The Old Bakery — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🚻 Toilets
🦉 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 — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Broken-belted Bumblebee +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Broken-belted Bumblebee +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Glittering Wood-moss, Big Shaggy-moss, Crisped Neckera +26 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Glittering Wood-moss, Big Shaggy-moss, Crisped Neckera +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lion's Face & Cromlins Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Morrone Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Jock's Road Walking route 20 km ▾
Named route Length 20 km Local walking route
Show on map Queen's Drive Walking route 3.8 km ▾
Named route Length 3.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Around Craig Leek Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Scotland Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Cairngorms Loop Mountain bike route ▾
Braemar & Glen Clunie Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 1
Show on map Around Craig Leek Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
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Wildlife to spot
5,518 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,518 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Mallard · Siskin · Willow Warbler +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dendrocopos major anglicus Dendrocopos major anglicus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole · Bank Vole · Wildcat
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2025 Wildcat Felis silvestris2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Frog Rana Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Carabus glabratus · Bilberry Bumblebee · Green Tiger Beetle · Four-spotted Chaser +20
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Carabus glabratus Carabus glabratus2025 Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2025 Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Crisped Neckera · Pale Thread-moss · Palustriella commutata · Warnstorf's Bog-moss · Rigid Bog-moss +11
Crisped Neckera Neckera crispa Pale Thread-moss Bryum pallens Palustriella commutata Palustriella commutata Warnstorf's Bog-moss Sphagnum warnstorfii Rigid Bog-moss Sphagnum teres Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum Twisted Bog-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,518 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Mallard · Siskin · Willow Warbler +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dendrocopos major anglicus Dendrocopos major anglicus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole · Bank Vole · Wildcat
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2025 Wildcat Felis silvestris2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Frog Rana Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Carabus glabratus · Bilberry Bumblebee · Green Tiger Beetle · Four-spotted Chaser +20
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Carabus glabratus Carabus glabratus2025 Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2025 Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Crisped Neckera · Pale Thread-moss · Palustriella commutata · Warnstorf's Bog-moss · Rigid Bog-moss +11
Crisped Neckera Neckera crispa Pale Thread-moss Bryum pallens Palustriella commutata Palustriella commutata Warnstorf's Bog-moss Sphagnum warnstorfii Rigid Bog-moss Sphagnum teres Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum Twisted Bog-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Heath Pea-galler Euura collactanea2025
Heath Pea-galler Euura collactanea2025
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Black-Kneed Apple Capsid Blepharidopterus angulatus2025
Black-Kneed Apple Capsid Blepharidopterus angulatus2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis2025
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis2025
Northern Damselfly Coenagrion hastulatum2025
Northern Damselfly Coenagrion hastulatum2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2025
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2025
Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum2025
Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum2025
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2025
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2025
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2025
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2025
Polydrusus tereticollis Polydrusus tereticollis2025
Polydrusus tereticollis Polydrusus tereticollis2025
Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus2025
Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus2025
Bird-Cherry Weevil Furcipus rectirostris2025
Bird-Cherry Weevil Furcipus rectirostris2025 Sphagnum contortum
Sphagnum contortum
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis
Black Rock-moss Andreaea rupestris
Black Rock-moss Andreaea rupestris
Fountain Apple-moss Philonotis fontana
Fountain Apple-moss Philonotis fontana
Spiky Bog-moss Sphagnum squarrosum
Spiky Bog-moss Sphagnum squarrosum
Common Apple-moss Bartramia pomiformis
Common Apple-moss Bartramia pomiformis
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia2024
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia2024
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2024
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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