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Wester Cairnie

📷 Richard Sutcliffe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

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56.34929, -3.56797

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
✦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

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Little Grebe +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Little Grebe +82 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

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2024; Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Three Saints WayWalking route130 km

Three Saints Way – Killin to St Andrews. The lives of three saints – Saint Kessog, Saint Fillan and Saint Serf – are commemorated by this pilgrimage, connecting Scotland’s dramatic west coast to the rocks and hills of the east.

Named routeRef TSWLength 130 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Perth Circular Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

3,000 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,000 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

summerautumn

2025

Mute Swan · Mallard · Little Grebe · Wren · Woodpigeon +55

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JayGarrulus glandarius
WigeonMareca penelope
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SiskinSpinus spinus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
TealAnas crecca
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LinnetLinaria cannabina
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
DunnockPrunella modularis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
MagpiePica pica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus

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Mammals5 species

autumn

2025

Pine Marten · Red Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Brown Hare

Pine MartenMartes martes
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,000 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

summerautumn

2025

Mute Swan · Mallard · Little Grebe · Wren · Woodpigeon +55

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JayGarrulus glandarius
WigeonMareca penelope
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SiskinSpinus spinus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
TealAnas crecca
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LinnetLinaria cannabina
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
DunnockPrunella modularis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
MagpiePica pica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumn

2025

Pine Marten · Red Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Brown Hare

Pine MartenMartes martes
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard Sutcliffe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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