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Couper Park

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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Black-backed Gull and Shag
  • Good accessibility year-round — paths here remain suitable through summer
  • Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Great Black-backed Gull, Shag, Herring Gull +101 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Great Black-backed Gull, Shag, Herring Gull +101 more · last seen 2025

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Common Hawker, Peacock, Common Green Grasshopper +18 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Meadow Crane's-bill, Bulbous Rush, Meadowsweet +19 more · last seen 2017

Easy access

Good match

Varies

parking, toilets

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Brora to Helmsdale)Walking route
Named routeRef JoG07Local walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Helmsdale to Berriedale)Walking route
Named routeRef JoG08Local walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

Facilities

Café

1 nearby · 158m

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Parking

6 nearby · 131m

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Picnic spot

2 · 89m away

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Toilets

256m away

🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

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