Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
57.61161, -3.60883
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Forres community cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Forres community cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
11 activities🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2026
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bombus lucorum +39 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moray Coast TrailWalking route72 km▾
Named routeLength 72 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Dava WayWalking route38 km▾
Named routeLength 38 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Running through the sunken gardens, at Grant Park
Photos
Running through the sunken gardens, at Grant Park
Facilities
☕Café
Forres community cafe · 112m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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