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Balmedie
73 ha· Local authority
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome73 ha
Getting here
57.24755, -2.04393
Open directionsv
Best for
11 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +118 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +118 more · last seen 2025; Country park — managed habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Red Admiral, Painted Lady +23 more · last seen 2024
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Whitish Feather-moss, Big Shaggy-moss +38 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed — country park
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Country park — designed for family visits
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ice House RouteWalking route1.7 km▾
Named routeLength 1.7 kmLocal walking route
Marram Grass RouteWalking route800 m▾
Named routeLength 800 mLocal walking route
Beach WalkWalking route600 m▾
Named routeLength 600 mLocal walking route
Horse RouteWalking route500 m▾
Named routeLength 500 mLocal walking route
Thyme WalkWalking route3.5 km▾
Named routeLength 3.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
About this country park
Balmedie is a country park covering 73 hectares. Managed by the local authority for the benefit of the local community.
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Horses grazing at Balmedie
Photos
Horses grazing at Balmedie
Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
🅿️Parking
2 nearby · Free · 291m
✓ 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
1,667 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,667 records · NBN AtlasHerring Gull · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Magpie
+116 more speciesHide species list
Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2016
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2019Common Lizard
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2019Common Toad
🐝Insects26 species
summerautumn
2024Common Darter · Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Small Heath · Small Tortoiseshell
+21 more speciesHide species list
All 26 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Springy Turf-moss · Whitish Feather-moss · Big Shaggy-moss · Bluebell · Sand-hill Screw-moss
+36 more speciesHide species list
All 41 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018
- Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
- Marsh Pennywort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,667 records · NBN AtlasHerring Gull · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Magpie
+116 more speciesHide species list
Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2016
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2019Common Lizard
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2019Common Toad
🐝Insects26 species
summerautumn
2024Common Darter · Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Small Heath · Small Tortoiseshell
+21 more speciesHide species list
All 26 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Springy Turf-moss · Whitish Feather-moss · Big Shaggy-moss · Bluebell · Sand-hill Screw-moss
+36 more speciesHide species list
All 41 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018
- Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
- Marsh Pennywort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grey Seal
Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus2024
Halichoerus grypus2024
MoleTalpa europaea2021MoleTalpa europaea2021Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena2023Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena20232019
2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2018Silver YAutographa gamma2018PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2019Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2018Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2018Antler MothCerapteryx graminis2018Antler MothCerapteryx graminis2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018PterostichusPterostichus2023PterostichusPterostichus202311-spot LadybirdCoccinella undecimpunctata202211-spot LadybirdCoccinella undecimpunctata2022Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2019Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2019Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2019Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2019Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2019Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2016Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2016Garden TigerArctia caja2016Garden TigerArctia caja2016Ear MothAmphipoea oculea2016Ear MothAmphipoea oculea2016Dark Sword-grassAgrotis ipsilon2016Dark Sword-grassAgrotis ipsilon2016Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2016Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2016Ear Moth agg.Amphipoea oculea agg.2016Ear Moth agg.Amphipoea oculea agg.2016Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2016Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2016Hydrocotyle vulgaris2016
Hydrocotyle vulgaris2016
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumUrn HaircapPogonatum urnigerumUrn HaircapPogonatum urnigerumSpanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica2017Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica2017Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2016Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2016Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2016Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2016Common SallowSalix cinerea2015Common SallowSalix cinerea2015SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2015SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2015White CloverTrifolium repens2015White CloverTrifolium repens2015Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2015Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2015Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2015Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2015Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2015Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2015Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2015Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2015Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2015Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2015Heath CudweedOmalotheca sylvatica2015Heath CudweedOmalotheca sylvatica2015Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2015Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2015YarrowAchillea millefolium2015YarrowAchillea millefolium2015JacobaeaJacobaea2015JacobaeaJacobaea2015Mat-grassNardus stricta2015Mat-grassNardus stricta2015HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2015HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2015Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2015Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2015Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2015Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2015Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2015Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2015Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2015Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2015an EyebrightEuphrasia arctica2015an EyebrightEuphrasia arctica2015Curled DockRumex crispus2015Curled DockRumex crispus2015Red FescueFestuca rubra2015Red FescueFestuca rubra2015CleaversGalium aparine2015CleaversGalium aparine2015Wild ThymeThymus drucei2015Wild ThymeThymus drucei2015Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2015Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2015Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2015Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2015Events & activities nearby
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