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Cults is an established residential suburb on the north bank of the River Dee, about four kilometres west of Aberdeen city centre, developed as a commuter settlement from the late nineteenth century. The Dee valley at Cults carries mature broadleaf woodland of oak, ash, sycamore and wild cherry on the riverbanks below the granite villas, and the Deeside cycle path runs along the former railway alignment through corridors of hawthorn, elder and bramble. The generous garden policies of the Victorian and Edwardian villa streets, and the valley floor meadows at river level, carry white clover through June and July.

The lime avenues of the West End and Union Terrace Gardens provide a classic early-summer urban flow; sycamore is ubiquitous on the granite street margins and parks from late April. Victoria Park, Duthie Park and Seaton Park carry white clover and ornamental nectar through June and July. The River Dee corridor between Cults and Peterculter runs through mixed broadleaf woodland, hawthorn and wild cherry, extending the spring flow. Rosebay willowherb and bramble are abundant on the post-industrial margins and railway cuttings, giving a mid-summer nectar boost. The Don valley through Woodside and Bridge of Don adds alder, willow and meadowsweet on the water margins. Ivy on the granite walls of the older suburbs sustains the season into October.