🌱 Urban park

Union Terrace Gardens

5 ha

📷 Anthony Foster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PlayDogsCycling

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

57.14690, -2.10375

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Best for

5 activities

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN 1 Dundee to Tain

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

101 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

City Centre<>Airport LinkCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Deeside WayCycling route▾

Named routeRef 195National Cycle Network

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

Main RouteCycling route169 m▾

Named routeRef 1Length 169 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1 km▾

Named routeRef 1Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

About this urban park

Union Terrace Gardens is a urban park covering 5 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

41,342 records from NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

41,342 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds45 species recorded

Treecreeper · Woodpigeon · Oystercatcher

🦌

Mammals2 species recorded

Harbour Seal · Bottle-nosed Dolphin

🐸

Amphibians1 species recorded

Common Frog

🐝

Insects2 species recorded

2-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

41,342 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds45 species recorded

Treecreeper · Woodpigeon · Oystercatcher

🦌

Mammals2 species recorded

Harbour Seal · Bottle-nosed Dolphin

🐸

Amphibians1 species recorded

Common Frog

🐝

Insects2 species recorded

2-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

📷 Anthony Foster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Union Terrace Gardens, Aberdeen

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Photos

📷 Anthony Foster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Union Terrace Gardens, Aberdeen

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

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

☕

Café

Common Sense · 116m

🅿️

Parking

Golden Square Inner Circle · Free · 133m

🛝

Playground

40m away

🚻

Toilets

3 · 150m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

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