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Getting here
56.62203, -3.22691
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 105m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 105m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cabbage Stem Weevil, Pine Weevil, Bembidion lampros +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Common Feather-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort +28 more · last seen 2023
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cateran TrailWalking route104 km▾
Blairgowrie
Named routeLength 104 kmRound tripNational walking route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,358 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,358 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Robin +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MagpiePica pica
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- SwiftApus apus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Mole · Rabbit
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pterostichus niger · Bembidion tetracolum · Notiophilus biguttatus · Calathus melanocephalus · Common Sun Beetle +24
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
- Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum
- Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus
- Calathus melanocephalusCalathus melanocephalus
- Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea
- Trechus quadristriatusTrechus quadristriatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,358 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Robin +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MagpiePica pica
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- SwiftApus apus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Mole · Rabbit
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pterostichus niger · Bembidion tetracolum · Notiophilus biguttatus · Calathus melanocephalus · Common Sun Beetle +24
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
- Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum
- Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus
- Calathus melanocephalusCalathus melanocephalus
- Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea
- Trechus quadristriatusTrechus quadristriatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylusCabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylusAnthrenus fuscusAnthrenus fuscusAnthrenus fuscusAnthrenus fuscusStephostethus lardariusStephostethus lardariusStephostethus lardariusStephostethus lardariusCantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Amara plebejaAmara plebejaAmara plebejaAmara plebejaDenticollis linearisDenticollis linearisDenticollis linearisDenticollis linearisCantharis rufaCantharis rufaCantharis rufaCantharis rufaHemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtusMicrambe ulicisMicrambe ulicisMicrambe ulicisMicrambe ulicisPine WeevilHylobius abietisPine WeevilHylobius abietisFever FlyDilophus febrilisFever FlyDilophus febrilisSitona sulcifronsSitona sulcifronsSitona sulcifronsSitona sulcifronsAmara familiarisAmara familiarisAmara familiarisAmara familiarisVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusBembidion lamprosBembidion lamprosBembidion lamprosBembidion lamprosAmara ovataAmara ovataAmara ovataAmara ovataAmara communisAmara communisAmara communisAmara communisCartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciataSmall Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatusSmall Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusHypnoidus ripariusHypnoidus ripariusHypnoidus ripariusHypnoidus ripariusHylastes opacusHylastes opacusHylastes opacusHylastes opacusAgonum muelleriAgonum muelleriAgonum muelleriAgonum muelleriEvents & activities nearby
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