Bridge of Don Baptist Church
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57.19498, -2.10330
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Common Hawker +77 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Common Hawker +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Dilated Scalewort +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Dilated Scalewort +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Formartine and Buchan Way Walking route 86 km ▾
Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead
Named route Length 86 km National walking route
Show on map 73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
City Centre<>Airport Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 10 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 10 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
18,827 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,827 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Starling +28
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Emerald Damselfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Blue-tailed Damselfly +32
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Cicadella viridis Waved Silk-moss · Even Scalewort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap · Dilated Scalewort +8
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum Even Scalewort Radula complanata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Fox-tail Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,827 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Starling +28
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Emerald Damselfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Blue-tailed Damselfly +32
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Cicadella viridis Waved Silk-moss · Even Scalewort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap · Dilated Scalewort +8
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum Even Scalewort Radula complanata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Fox-tail Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus2025
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus2025
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Sylvicola cinctus Sylvicola cinctus
Sylvicola cinctus Sylvicola cinctus
Brachypera zoilus Brachypera zoilus2025
Brachypera zoilus Brachypera zoilus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Yellow-legged Black Legionnaire Beris morrisii2025
Yellow-legged Black Legionnaire Beris morrisii2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Yellow-faced Blowfly Cynomya mortuorum2025
Yellow-faced Blowfly Cynomya mortuorum2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2025
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2025
Pterostichus melanarius Pterostichus melanarius2025
Pterostichus melanarius Pterostichus melanarius2025 Thamnobryum alopecurum
Thamnobryum alopecurum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea 