Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
58.11528, -3.65608
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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 picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Black-backed Gull and Shag
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
9 activities🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Black-backed Gull, Shag, Herring Gull +101 more · last seen 2025
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Birds — Great Black-backed Gull, Shag, Herring Gull +101 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Hawker, Peacock, Common Green Grasshopper +18 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 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
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
✓ 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
4,459 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,459 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds104 species
springsummerautumn
2025Great Black-backed Gull · Shag · Herring Gull · Cormorant · Jackdaw
+99 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025Red Deer · Grey Seal · Pine Marten · Hedgehog
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Common Hawker · Peacock · Common Green Grasshopper · Pterostichus niger · Buff-tailed Bumblebee
+16 more speciesHide species list
All 21 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2023
- PeacockAglais io2017
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Meadow Crane's-bill · Bulbous Rush · Meadowsweet · Lesser Spearwort · Floating Sweet-grass
+17 more speciesHide species list
All 22 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
- Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
- Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
- Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,459 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds104 species
springsummerautumn
2025Great Black-backed Gull · Shag · Herring Gull · Cormorant · Jackdaw
+99 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025Red Deer · Grey Seal · Pine Marten · Hedgehog
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Common Hawker · Peacock · Common Green Grasshopper · Pterostichus niger · Buff-tailed Bumblebee
+16 more speciesHide species list
All 21 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2023
- PeacockAglais io2017
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Meadow Crane's-bill · Bulbous Rush · Meadowsweet · Lesser Spearwort · Floating Sweet-grass
+17 more speciesHide species list
All 22 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
- Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
- Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
- Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
German WaspVespula germanicaGerman WaspVespula germanicaTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumElm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmiElm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmiRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesEristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Mycetophila edwardsiMycetophila edwardsi2019Mycetophila edwardsiMycetophila edwardsi2019Siphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentium2019Siphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentium2019Bibio johannisBibio johannis2019Bibio johannisBibio johannis2019Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2019Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017Water Sedge
Water Sedge
Carex aquatilis
Carex aquatilis
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