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Allan Douglas Park

📷 Bill Harrison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

57.16555, -2.15576

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

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5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Clay-coloured Weevil, Red-legged Shieldbug +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Clay-coloured Weevil, Red-legged Shieldbug +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Springy Turf-moss, Juniper Haircap +11 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Springy Turf-moss, Juniper Haircap +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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

🚴

Cycling

106 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 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.5 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,996 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,996 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Chaffinch · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow +28

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DipperCinclus cinclus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects2 species

winter

2026

Denticollis linearis · Hawthorn Shieldbug

Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,996 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Chaffinch · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow +28

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DipperCinclus cinclus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects2 species

winter

2026

Denticollis linearis · Hawthorn Shieldbug

Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Bill Harrison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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