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Auchterellon Park

13 ha

📷 Alex Silver · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

57.37194, -2.09336

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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 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
☀️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

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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Leaf Weevil, Red-legged Shieldbug, Melanostoma scalare +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Leaf Weevil, Red-legged Shieldbug, Melanostoma scalare +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

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

1 signed route nearby

Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

5,664 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,664 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

summerwinter

2025

Robin · Coal Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +43

RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
SwiftApus apus
RookCorvus frugilegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
DipperCinclus cinclus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoosanderMergus merganser
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Willow Bean-galler · Vine Weevil · Scaeva selenitica · Common Gooseberry Nematine · Western Honey Bee

Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica
Common Gooseberry NematineEuura ribesii
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera

🌿

Plants7 species

winter

2026

Snowdrop · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Alder · Wall-rue · Holly +2

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
HollyIlex aquifolium
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,664 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

summerwinter

2025

Robin · Coal Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +43

RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
SwiftApus apus
RookCorvus frugilegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
DipperCinclus cinclus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoosanderMergus merganser
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Willow Bean-galler · Vine Weevil · Scaeva selenitica · Common Gooseberry Nematine · Western Honey Bee

Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica
Common Gooseberry NematineEuura ribesii
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera

🌿

Plants7 species

winter

2026

Snowdrop · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Alder · Wall-rue · Holly +2

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
HollyIlex aquifolium
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alex Silver · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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