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Brechin Castle Walled Garden

6 ha

📷 C Michael Hogan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

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56.72645, -2.66777

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Tufted Duck
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Tufted Duck
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Orange Ladybird, Hartigiola annulipes, Eupeodes corollae +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange Ladybird, Hartigiola annulipes, Eupeodes corollae +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

MaisondieuWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

LeuchlandWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Brechin Town CircuitWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Trinity CircuitWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Burghill CircuitWalking route

Named route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Scotland TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

7,238 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,238 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

spring

2025

Tree Sparrow · Dunnock · Rock Dove · Blackbird · Chaffinch +41

Tree SparrowPasser montanus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Rock DoveColumba livia
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MagpiePica pica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SiskinSpinus spinus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Apus apus apusApus apus apus
Common GullLarus canus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
JackdawColoeus monedula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SwiftApus apus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Orange Ladybird · Hartigiola annulipes · Eupeodes corollae · Marmalade Hoverfly

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Hartigiola annulipesHartigiola annulipes
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,238 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

spring

2025

Tree Sparrow · Dunnock · Rock Dove · Blackbird · Chaffinch +41

Tree SparrowPasser montanus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Rock DoveColumba livia
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MagpiePica pica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SiskinSpinus spinus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Apus apus apusApus apus apus
Common GullLarus canus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
JackdawColoeus monedula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SwiftApus apus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Orange Ladybird · Hartigiola annulipes · Eupeodes corollae · Marmalade Hoverfly

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Hartigiola annulipesHartigiola annulipes
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 C Michael Hogan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Inch ParkUrban park300 m→🌱Den ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Brechin Public ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Brechin Castle Country ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Kinnaird ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Den ParkUrban park1.1 km→

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