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Lethnot Green Park

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📷 Scott Cormie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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56.50718, -2.71752

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦130+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Carrion Crow
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦130+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Carrion Crow
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Oystercatcher, Carrion Crow, Arctic Skua +127 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Oystercatcher, Carrion Crow, Arctic Skua +127 more · last seen 2025

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground, parking

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

playground; Urban park — family destination

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Insect spotting

Good match

Free

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Dor Beetle · last seen 2024

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

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22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route▾

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN 1 Three Mile Wood alternativeCycling route▾

Named routeNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route23 m▾

Named routeRef 1Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route102 m▾

Named routeRef 1Length 102 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route96 m▾

Named routeRef 1Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

15,001 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

15,001 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds130 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Arctic Skua · Herring Gull · Cormorant

+125 more species

All 130 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
RedshankTringa totanus
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CurlewNumenius arquata
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DunlinCalidris alpina
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WigeonMareca penelope
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
SwiftApus apus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Rock DoveColumba livia
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
RazorbillAlca torda2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KnotCalidris canutus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
GannetMorus bassanus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2024
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2023
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2023
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CootFulica atra
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2024
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius2023
Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis2023
GreenshankTringa nebularia2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
HoopoeUpupa epops2024
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2024
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2024
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2024
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus2024
Roseate TernSterna dougallii2024
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
Sterna hirundo hirundoSterna hirundo hirundo2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Alauda arvensis arvensisAlauda arvensis arvensis2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2023
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2023
TealAnas crecca2023
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023

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Mammals7 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Minke Whale · Mole · Red Squirrel

+2 more species

All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata2024
MoleTalpa europaea
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025

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Insects2 species

springsummer

2024

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dor Beetle

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,001 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds130 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Arctic Skua · Herring Gull · Cormorant

+125 more species

All 130 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
RedshankTringa totanus
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CurlewNumenius arquata
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DunlinCalidris alpina
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WigeonMareca penelope
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
SwiftApus apus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Rock DoveColumba livia
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
RazorbillAlca torda2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KnotCalidris canutus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
GannetMorus bassanus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2024
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2023
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2023
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CootFulica atra
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2024
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius2023
Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis2023
GreenshankTringa nebularia2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
HoopoeUpupa epops2024
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2024
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2024
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2024
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus2024
Roseate TernSterna dougallii2024
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
Sterna hirundo hirundoSterna hirundo hirundo2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Alauda arvensis arvensisAlauda arvensis arvensis2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2023
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2023
TealAnas crecca2023
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023

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Mammals7 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Minke Whale · Mole · Red Squirrel

+2 more species

All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata2024
MoleTalpa europaea
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025

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Insects2 species

springsummer

2024

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dor Beetle

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Scott Cormie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

New build at Balmachie Park

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Photos

📷 Scott Cormie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

New build at Balmachie Park

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Events & activities nearby

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Facilities

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Parking

2 nearby · 307m

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Playground

16m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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