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Annesley Rest Garden

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56.55900, -2.60418

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 248m away — 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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 248m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Oystercatcher +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Oystercatcher +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Vine Weevil, Apis · last seen 2025; Insects — Vine Weevil, Apis · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Arbroath to Auchmithie Coastal PathWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

33 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 route425 m

Named routeRef 1Length 425 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route138 m

Named routeRef 1Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route23 m

Named routeRef 1Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

16,007 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,007 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds95 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Starling +90

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
WigeonMareca penelope
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
CootFulica atra2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
Buteo buteo buteoButeo buteo buteo2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
TealAnas crecca2025

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Mammals8 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Feral Ferret +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Feral FerretMustela putorius subsp. furo
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Pond Terrapin

Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

springautumn

2025

Vine Weevil · Apis

Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
ApisApis

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2025

Cat's-ear · Centaurea nigra · Wild Carrot · Common Poppy

Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,007 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds95 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Starling +90

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
WigeonMareca penelope
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
CootFulica atra2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
Buteo buteo buteoButeo buteo buteo2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
TealAnas crecca2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Feral Ferret +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Feral FerretMustela putorius subsp. furo
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Pond Terrapin

Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

springautumn

2025

Vine Weevil · Apis

Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
ApisApis

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2025

Cat's-ear · Centaurea nigra · Wild Carrot · Common Poppy

Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mark Anderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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