Access all through the site is easy with wide, surfaced street. There are some slopes yet no steep hills. Found toward the north of Aberdeen, Scotstown Moor is a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of the presence of an extremely uncommon plant – the Black Bog Rush. The site is comprised of an assortment of habitats including ranch forest, grassland, heathland, scrub, marshy grassland and untamed water. An entire host of natural life can be found around the various habitats – kestrels and short-eared owl over the grassland, brownish owl in the woodlands, small pearl-lined fritillary close to the wetland areas and roe deer eating at first light and dusk. The earliest arising species should be found from mid to late April onwards. The reserve truly comes into its own in July and August when the Darters and Common Hawkers can be seen flying around the wetlands and abutting heathland. More than 250 species of blossoming plants have been recorded. The pools and mosses contained insect eating plants including sundew. In later years, seepage operations, agrarian improvements, construction of roads and housing have significantly diminished the zone of heathland and lowland.