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57.64871, -3.40387

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Yellowhammer, Oystercatcher, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Yellowhammer, Oystercatcher, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Honeysuckle, Common Bent +285 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Honeysuckle, Common Bent +285 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Beech, Dandelion, Wood-sorrel +28 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Peacock, Orange-tip, Common White Wave +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Orange-tip, Common White Wave +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Moray Coast TrailWalking route72 km

Named routeLength 72 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route299 m

Named routeRef 1Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route141 m

Named routeRef 1Length 141 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,527 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,527 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds5 species

summer

2024

Goldfinch · Yellowhammer · Whitethroat · Oystercatcher · Lapwing

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WhitethroatCurruca communis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummer

2025

Meliscaeva cinctella · Melanostoma scalare · Large Red Damselfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus

Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2023

🌿

Plants122 species

springautumn

2024

Perennial Rye-grass · Bluebell · Bramble · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Greater Plantain +117

Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Reflexed Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia distans subsp. distans
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
YarrowAchillea millefolium
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2023
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
White CampionSilene latifolia
Rhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllusRhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllus
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
TimothyPhleum pratense
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Northern DockRumex longifolius
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Cytisus scoparius subsp. scopariusCytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
White CloverTrifolium repens
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2023
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2023
AppleMalus domestica
Clustered BarberryBerberis aggregata
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Narrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigra
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Common RestharrowOnonis repens
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina
Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
HemlockConium maculatum
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea
RamsonsAllium ursinum
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
HollyIlex aquifolium
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
BeechFagus sylvatica
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Common SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosa
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
GorseUlex europaeus
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
Noble FirAbies procera2023
Western Red-cedarThuja plicata2023
Apple-of-PeruNicandra physalodes2023
Wild-oatAvena fatua2023
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia2023
Coralroot OrchidCorallorhiza trifida2023
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023
Field PansyViola arvensis2023
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2023
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023
BuglossLycopsis arvensis2023
Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium2023
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2023
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2023
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2023
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2023
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023
ElderSambucus nigra2023
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2023
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2023
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023
Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora2023
RaspberryRubus idaeus2023
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2023
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2023
DandelionTaraxacum2023
TormentilPotentilla erecta2023
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023
LilacSyringa vulgaris2023
CleaversGalium aparine2023
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
DaisyBellis perennis2023
Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,527 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds5 species

summer

2024

Goldfinch · Yellowhammer · Whitethroat · Oystercatcher · Lapwing

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WhitethroatCurruca communis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummer

2025

Meliscaeva cinctella · Melanostoma scalare · Large Red Damselfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus

Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2023

🌿

Plants122 species

springautumn

2024

Perennial Rye-grass · Bluebell · Bramble · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Greater Plantain +117

Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Reflexed Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia distans subsp. distans
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
YarrowAchillea millefolium
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2023
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
White CampionSilene latifolia
Rhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllusRhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllus
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
TimothyPhleum pratense
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Northern DockRumex longifolius
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Cytisus scoparius subsp. scopariusCytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
White CloverTrifolium repens
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2023
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2023
AppleMalus domestica
Clustered BarberryBerberis aggregata
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Narrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigra
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Common RestharrowOnonis repens
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina
Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
HemlockConium maculatum
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea
RamsonsAllium ursinum
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
HollyIlex aquifolium
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
BeechFagus sylvatica
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Common SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosa
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
GorseUlex europaeus
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
Noble FirAbies procera2023
Western Red-cedarThuja plicata2023
Apple-of-PeruNicandra physalodes2023
Wild-oatAvena fatua2023
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia2023
Coralroot OrchidCorallorhiza trifida2023
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023
Field PansyViola arvensis2023
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2023
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023
BuglossLycopsis arvensis2023
Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium2023
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2023
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2023
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2023
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2023
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023
ElderSambucus nigra2023
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2023
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2023
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023
Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora2023
RaspberryRubus idaeus2023
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2023
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2023
DandelionTaraxacum2023
TormentilPotentilla erecta2023
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023
LilacSyringa vulgaris2023
CleaversGalium aparine2023
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
DaisyBellis perennis2023
Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis2023