Carnoustie Rest Gardens
1 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🛝Family🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
56.49914, -2.71219
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦121+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Madisons — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦121+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Madisons — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
8 activities🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +118 more · last seen 2025
playground, café, parking
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +118 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km22 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
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Council advertising, Carnoustie
Photos
Council advertising, Carnoustie
Facilities
🅿️Parking
Black Slab · Free · 78m
✓ 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
20,969 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,969 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds121 species
springsummer
2025Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Wren · Robin
+116 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals10 species
summerautumn
2026Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole · Weasel · Beaver
+5 more speciesHide species list
All 10 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- MoleTalpa europaea
- WeaselMustela nivalis2025
- BeaverCastor fiber2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,969 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds121 species
springsummer
2025Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Wren · Robin
+116 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals10 species
summerautumn
2026Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole · Weasel · Beaver
+5 more speciesHide species list
All 10 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- MoleTalpa europaea
- WeaselMustela nivalis2025
- BeaverCastor fiber2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris2025
Sciurus vulgaris2025
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus2024Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus2024Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata2024Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata2024Common ShrewSorex araneus2024Common ShrewSorex araneus2024Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024Red FoxVulpes vulpes20242024
2024
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Events & activities nearby
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