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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
57.68866, -2.00586
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦111+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shag and Herring Gull
- ☀️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
- 🐦111+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shag and Herring Gull
- ☀️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
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shag, Herring Gull, Gannet +108 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Shag, Herring Gull, Gannet +108 more · last seen 2025
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, White Clover, Cochlearia officinalis +29 more · last seen 2023
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Formartine and Buchan WayWalking route86 km▾
Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead
Named routeLength 86 kmNational walking route
1 signed route nearby
Route 194Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 194National Cycle Network
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,224 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,224 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds111 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Shag · Herring Gull · Gannet · Great Skua · Whimbrel
+106 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummerautumn
2025Minke Whale · Common Porpoise · Risso's Dolphin · Grey Seal · Killer Whale
+4 more speciesHide species list
All 9 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
- Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- Killer WhaleOrcinus orca
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024Common Toad
Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly · Merchant Grain Beetle · Mesopsocus · Liorhyssus hyalinus · Coelopa frigida
+9 more speciesHide species list
All 14 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Smoky-winged Woodlouse-flyMelanophora roralis2023
- Merchant Grain BeetleOryzaephilus mercator
- MesopsocusMesopsocus
- Liorhyssus hyalinusLiorhyssus hyalinus
- Coelopa frigidaCoelopa frigida2024
- Eupteryx aurata
Daisy · White Clover · Cochlearia officinalis · Thrift · Cleavers
+27 more speciesHide species list
All 32 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- DaisyBellis perennis
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Cochlearia officinalisCochlearia officinalis
- ThriftArmeria maritima
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,224 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds111 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Shag · Herring Gull · Gannet · Great Skua · Whimbrel
+106 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummerautumn
2025Minke Whale · Common Porpoise · Risso's Dolphin · Grey Seal · Killer Whale
+4 more speciesHide species list
All 9 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
- Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- Killer WhaleOrcinus orca
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024Common Toad
Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly · Merchant Grain Beetle · Mesopsocus · Liorhyssus hyalinus · Coelopa frigida
+9 more speciesHide species list
All 14 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Smoky-winged Woodlouse-flyMelanophora roralis2023
- Merchant Grain BeetleOryzaephilus mercator
- MesopsocusMesopsocus
- Liorhyssus hyalinusLiorhyssus hyalinus
- Coelopa frigidaCoelopa frigida2024
- Eupteryx aurata
Daisy · White Clover · Cochlearia officinalis · Thrift · Cleavers
+27 more speciesHide species list
All 32 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- DaisyBellis perennis
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Cochlearia officinalisCochlearia officinalis
- ThriftArmeria maritima
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bottle-nosed Dolphin
Bottle-nosed Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Tursiops truncatus
Pine MartenMartes martesPine MartenMartes martesHumpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliae2024Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliae2024SealsPinnipedia2023SealsPinnipedia2023Eupteryx aurata2024
Eupteryx aurata2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki2024Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Mesopsocus immunisMesopsocus immunis2023Mesopsocus immunisMesopsocus immunis2023Cartodere constrictaCartodere constricta2023Cartodere constrictaCartodere constricta2023Adistemia watsoniAdistemia watsoni2023Adistemia watsoniAdistemia watsoni2023Hogweed
Hogweed
Heracleum sphondylium
Heracleum sphondylium
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