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Pitblae Park

1 ha

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

57.67616, -2.02504

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Iceland Gull and Mediterranean Gull
☀️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

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Iceland Gull and Mediterranean Gull
☀️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

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Iceland Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Herring Gull +77 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Iceland Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Herring Gull +77 more · last seen 2025

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly, Geomyza tripunctata, Phaonia signata +75 more · last seen 2025

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground, parking

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

playground; Urban park — family destination

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Dandelion, Annual Meadow-grass, Greater Plantain +113 more · last seen 2022

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Formartine and Buchan WayWalking route86 km▾

Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead

Named routeLength 86 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

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1 signed route nearby

Route 194Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 194National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

6,357 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

6,357 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds80 species

winter

2025

Iceland Gull · Mediterranean Gull · Herring Gull · Shag · Starling

+75 more species

All 80 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedshankTringa totanus
EiderSomateria mollissima
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
WigeonMareca penelope
Common GullLarus canus
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2023
RazorbillAlca torda2023
PuffinFratercula arctica
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
MagpiePica pica2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
TealAnas crecca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2022
Great TitParus major2020
Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
Little AukAlle alle2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
Ross's GullRhodostethia rosea2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
SwiftApus apus2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2020

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Mammals4 species

autumn

2025

Grey Seal · Hedgehog · Pine Marten · Otter

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Common Toad

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Insects78 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly · Geomyza tripunctata · Phaonia signata · Syritta pipiens · Helophilus pendulus

+73 more species

All 78 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Smoky-winged Woodlouse-flyMelanophora roralis2023
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2022
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2022
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024

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Plants116 species

summer

2022

Dandelion · Annual Meadow-grass · Greater Plantain · Common Ragwort · Procumbent Pearlwort

+111 more species

All 116 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

DandelionTaraxacum
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,357 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds80 species

winter

2025

Iceland Gull · Mediterranean Gull · Herring Gull · Shag · Starling

+75 more species

All 80 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedshankTringa totanus
EiderSomateria mollissima
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
WigeonMareca penelope
Common GullLarus canus
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2023
RazorbillAlca torda2023
PuffinFratercula arctica
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
MagpiePica pica2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
TealAnas crecca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2022
Great TitParus major2020
Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
Little AukAlle alle2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
Ross's GullRhodostethia rosea2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
SwiftApus apus2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2020

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumn

2025

Grey Seal · Hedgehog · Pine Marten · Otter

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Common Toad

🐝

Insects78 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly · Geomyza tripunctata · Phaonia signata · Syritta pipiens · Helophilus pendulus

+73 more species

All 78 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Smoky-winged Woodlouse-flyMelanophora roralis2023
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2022
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2022
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024

🌿

Plants116 species

summer

2022

Dandelion · Annual Meadow-grass · Greater Plantain · Common Ragwort · Procumbent Pearlwort

+111 more species

All 116 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

DandelionTaraxacum
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A Roundabout

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Photos

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A Roundabout

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Facilities

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Parking

1 nearby · 334m

🛝

Playground

26m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

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🌱Saltoun GardensUrban park1.8 km→🌱Saltoun GardensUrban park1.9 km→🌱Lighthouse GroundsUrban park2.7 km→🦉Waters of PhilorthNature reserve3.7 km→🌱ABC SwingsUrban park600 m→🌱Saltoun GardensUrban park1.8 km→

Pitblae Park

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