Summer and Winter views of features, with a few surprises in the Dunnottar Woods near Stonehaven, Scotland

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Information Board at the Entrance Car Park

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Waterfall next to the bridge by the entrance

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Thistle growing at the meadow area to the North of the wood

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Translucent Fern in the sunlight

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Fern growing on a moss-covered tree

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Information board next to the site of Dunnottar House, telling its story

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Winter leaf covered footpath, leading to the bridge by Lady Kennedy’s Bath

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Lady Kennedy’s Bath, overflow and access pathway steps

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Footbridge and Lady Kennedy’s Bath

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Footbridge, Lady Kennedy’s Bath and surrounding woods

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Rushing burn cuts through still woodland

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Dew drops hang from tree branch at the edge of the wood

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Winter sun casting long shadows in the forest

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Rushing burn cuts through still trees and ferns

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Rushing burn cuts through moss, fern and leafy embankment

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Old wood and rocks in the burn bank

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Felled trees and an old stump fail to stop the flow of the burn

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Through rocks and moss-covered wood the burn flows

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Slate sign placed on an ancient tree stump

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Another slate sign at the base of a tree, near the burn

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Another slate sign by the Ice House entrance – Shown later

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Another slate sign by the Shell House – Shown later

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A strange door at the base of a tree, the Golden Snitch above it may give a clue where it leads to!

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Another door at the base of a tree, clearly marked “Green Dog Walkers HQ”

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Another door at the base of a tree, rounded and with colours like a lifebelt, could be to a marine realm!

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Another purple fishnet doorway with Jellyfish, Seahorse and Starfish must be to an aquatic place!

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A blue door with Spider, Dragonflies and Bees, must be to the insect kingdom!

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Circular Portal with Moon phase frame, depicted as “Merlin’s Sheil” enter at your own risk!

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A dark Dragon’s cave entrance below a mossy tree

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Mossy tree trunks next to the footpath

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Dead Moll’s Fingers fungi https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/xylaria-longipes.php growing on a mossy rotten trunk

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This green moss carpet brightens the dark rotten stump, nature at its best

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Climbing moss on this old tree like green fingers

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Tangled mass of moss on a felled tree overhanging the burn

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A fungi of some sort on dead wood with fern, interesting contrasting colours

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Hypholoma Sulphur Tuft very common around this area

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Turkey Tail Fungi https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/fungi/turkeytail

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Creeping moss on dead wood

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Dunnottar House Garden Wall, with vines, moss, ferns and trees growing from the cracks

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Dunnottar House Garden Wall and beneath the Shell House

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Information Board on the Shell House

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Shell House stonework and protective iron gate

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Outside view of the top of the iron entrance gate

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View from inside taken with phone camera as it would push through the gate bars. Ceiling looks like a face

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Flash shot of ceiling, where one can see a few unbroken colourful sea urchins. Would be interesting to see photos straight after the restoration

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View through the gate of the beautiful shell lined walls

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View through the gate of the beautiful shell lined walls

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Carved log seat with Otters and Hedgehogs

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Carved Hedgehogs on the seat

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Felled tree and logs try to block the flow of the burn

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Blockages in the river, you may almost suspect beavers are at work

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Ice House entrance stairs, unfortunately the mesh on the locked access gate is too small to get a camera or phone through!

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Dead tree in July, strong and rigid but no signs of buds or leaves. As if frozen in time

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Ferns, Nettles and Buttercups at the edge of the wood in July

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Trees forming archways on the footpath

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Buttercup with fly and beetles

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Common Snowberry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphoricarpos_albus, not common here likely planted by estate owners

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View across the meadow in the North side of the park

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Access steps from Dunnottar Church Road

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Burn framed by 2 moss and fern covered trees