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White Caterthun

3 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome3 ha

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56.78387, -2.74222

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Woodpigeon
✦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

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Woodpigeon
✦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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Dryopteris affinis, Yorkshire-fog +80 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Dryopteris affinis, Yorkshire-fog +80 more · last seen 2016

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Ringlet +36 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Ringlet +36 more · last seen 2019

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Rowan, Bilberry, Crowberry agg. +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

MaisondieuWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Trinity CircuitWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Old Roads from AfflochieWalking route8.5 km

Named routeLength 8.5 kmLocal walking route

The Whisky RoadWalking route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

2,547 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,547 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

spring

2025

Stonechat · Carrion Crow · Skylark · Meadow Pipit · Cuckoo +51

StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CuckooCuculus canorus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Great TitParus major2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
RavenCorvus corax2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
DipperCinclus cinclus2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2022
CootFulica atra2021
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2020
DunnockPrunella modularis2020

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Mammals5 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Red Squirrel · Pine Marten

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2020
Pine MartenMartes martes2024

🌿

Plants3 species

summerautumn

2024

Monk's-rhubarb · Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Hairy Bramble

Monk's-rhubarbRumex alpinus2021
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Hairy BrambleRubus radula2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,547 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

spring

2025

Stonechat · Carrion Crow · Skylark · Meadow Pipit · Cuckoo +51

StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CuckooCuculus canorus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Great TitParus major2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
RavenCorvus corax2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
DipperCinclus cinclus2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2022
CootFulica atra2021
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2020
DunnockPrunella modularis2020

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Red Squirrel · Pine Marten

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2020
Pine MartenMartes martes2024

🌿

Plants3 species

summerautumn

2024

Monk's-rhubarb · Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Hairy Bramble

Monk's-rhubarbRumex alpinus2021
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Hairy BrambleRubus radula2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Centre of the fort, White Caterthun

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🌱Edzell Castle Walled GardenUrban park4.8 km→🌱Edzell Castle GroundsUrban park4.9 km→🐄Drummond Park Farm ShopVisitor farm4.6 km→✦Brown CaterthunHistoric site1.2 km→✦Castle Hillock, Motte and BaileyHistoric site4.5 km→✦Edzell CastleHistoric site4.8 km→

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