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Arns Brae Pleasure Grounds

📷 Paul McIlroy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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56.12073, -3.81393

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Grey Heron
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 200m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Grey Heron
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 200m 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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Teal, Grey Heron, Pink-footed Goose +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Teal, Grey Heron, Pink-footed Goose +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 76

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Dumyat summitWalking route5 km

Mix of path surfaces with some rocky and muddy sections. Look out for a beacon commissioned for the Queen's Jubilee in 1977.

Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

84 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Route 768Cycling route

Named routeRef 768National Cycle Network

The Devon WayCycling route

Named routeRef 767National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 764Cycling route

Named routeRef 764National Cycle Network

The Devon WayCycling route

Named route

Main RouteCycling route123 m

Named routeRef 768Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

38,195 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

38,195 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2025

Grey Heron · Teal · Robin · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +47

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoosanderMergus merganser
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CurlewNumenius arquata
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RookCorvus frugilegus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WigeonMareca penelope
RedshankTringa totanus
Great TitParus major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SiskinSpinus spinus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
DunlinCalidris alpina
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus

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Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

38,195 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2025

Grey Heron · Teal · Robin · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +47

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoosanderMergus merganser
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CurlewNumenius arquata
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RookCorvus frugilegus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WigeonMareca penelope
RedshankTringa totanus
Great TitParus major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SiskinSpinus spinus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
DunlinCalidris alpina
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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