Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
56.50418, -2.71805
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦131+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦131+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Oystercatcher, Carrion Crow, Arctic Skua +128 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Oystercatcher, Carrion Crow, Arctic Skua +128 more · last seen 2025
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Dogs allowed with public access
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Common Blue Damselfly +4 more · last seen 2025
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
Beech trees, Carnoustie House Grounds
Photos
Beech trees, Carnoustie House Grounds
✓ 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
15,439 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,439 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds131 species
springsummerautumn
2025Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Arctic Skua · Herring Gull · Cormorant
+126 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals6 species
autumnwinter
2025Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Minke Whale · Red Squirrel · Bottle-nosed Dolphin
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata2024
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 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
15,439 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds131 species
springsummerautumn
2025Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Arctic Skua · Herring Gull · Cormorant
+126 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals6 species
autumnwinter
2025Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Minke Whale · Red Squirrel · Bottle-nosed Dolphin
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata2024
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 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 Fox
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes2024
Vulpes vulpes2024
2024
2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Events & activities nearby
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