Essons Walk to Bennachie Centre

 

The walk takes you over Millstone Hill and then leads to the Bennachie Centre. From the top of Millstone Hill (408m) there are great views of Bennachie and the Aberdeenshire countryside.

How to get there:

Donview Car Park
Bennachie
Aberdeenshire
Scotland

Monymusk is the nearest town or village.

Mammals: Red squirrels can occasionally be seen in the woodlands. Roe deer can be seen in woodland clearings. We have information about Red squirrel and Roe deer

Birds: In the woods look out for great tits, coal tits, blue tit,long tail tits, chaffinch, wood warblers, chiff chaff and many more.
Wrens can often be seen on the forest floor nesting in the piles of branches.
On the open hill look out for grouse, pipits, skylarks and buzzards.