LIVE VISIT WORK INVEST
WILD CALENDAR WHERE AND WHEN TO SPOT WILDLIFE IN AND AROUND ENERGETICA. SPECIES
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
CHANCE OF A SIGHTING IN 1 HOUR IN REASONABLE CONDITIONS:
WHERE
Bottlenose Dolphin
Girdleness, Aberdeen
White-Beaked Dolphin
Aberdeen to Catterline
Risso’s Dolphin
Bullars - various
Harbour Porpoise
Coastal Headlands
90%
Minke Whales
Coastal Headlands
Basking Shark
Rattray Head
Seals
Ythan
Guillemot/Razorbill
Bullars, Fowlsheugh
Puffins
Bullars, Fowlsheugh
Terns
Ythan
Great/Arctic Skua
Coastal Headlands
Iceland Gull
Peterhead/Fraserburgh
Waders - Wintering
Strathbeg, Ythan
Geese
Strathbeg
Migrating Birds
Coastal Headlands
Osprey
Ythan
Waxwing
Aberdeen
Butterflies
Various
50% 20%
LOCH OF STRATHBEG 10MILES
23
PETERHEAD
ENERGETICA, SCOTLAND’S ENERGY CORRIDOR, IS A LONG TERM PROGRAMME THAT SEEKS TO CREATE A WORLD-CLASS DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR. TO READ MORE ABOUT THE AIMS AND WORK OF ENERGETICA AND FOR FULL DETAILS OF OUR PARTNER ORGANISATIONS, VISIT:
ENERGETICA WALKING & WILDLIFE GUIDE ILLUSTRATED MAP
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3
0
A9
5
23
HADDO HOUSE & COUNTRY PARK 9.5MILES
PETERHEAD HARBOUR
BULLERS OF BUCHAN
CRUDEN BAY
ELLON NATURAL AREA
13
2
COLLIESTON KEY
LIABILITY & FITNESS Participants on any of the walks in this guide must take part at their own risk and should consider their own abilities and medical requirements before undertaking any of the activities.
FORMARTINE & BUCHAN WAY
7 12
9 A90
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VisitAberdeenshire
Existing pedestrian paths Proposed pedestrian links Existing road
Buchan & Formartine Way
NATURAL AREA
Upgraded pathway Proposed 3rd Don Crossing
BALMEDIE
Cruden Bay Ladies Bridge Dual Carriageway
Footpath
Existing settlements
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AB DN
Airport
NEWBURGH AND THE YTHAN
Dual Carriageway Upgrade
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FORVIE NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE
DYCE
Energetica boundary
BRIDGE OF DON
23 KIRKHILL FOREST & TYREBAGGER HILL 6MILES
15
ABERDEEN BUSINESS WALK & DON MOUTH NATURE RESERVE
ABERDEEN 23
TORRY BATTERY & DOLPHIN WATCH
23
DUNNOTTAR CASTLE & STONEHAVEN 18MILES
Natural park (P) (P)
Planned or Proposed