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Places › Scotland › North East Scotland › Aberdeen City Getting here
57.18760, -2.12745
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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 — Grey Heron, Mallard, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Mallard, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly, Red-legged Shieldbug +84 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly, Red-legged Shieldbug +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
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 98 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
22,040 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,040 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Magpie · Great Tit · Blackbird +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dipper Cinclus cinclus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Teal Anas crecca Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Eider Somateria mollissima Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Red Squirrel · Otter
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Otter Lutra lutra2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Hawthorn Shieldbug · Sylvicola cinctus · Phaonia signata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Sylvicola cinctus Sylvicola cinctus Phaonia signata Phaonia signata Common Smoothcap · Dilated Scalewort · Common Tamarisk-moss · Fox-tail Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss +6
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,040 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Magpie · Great Tit · Blackbird +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dipper Cinclus cinclus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Teal Anas crecca Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Eider Somateria mollissima Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Red Squirrel · Otter
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Otter Lutra lutra2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Hawthorn Shieldbug · Sylvicola cinctus · Phaonia signata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Sylvicola cinctus Sylvicola cinctus Phaonia signata Phaonia signata Common Smoothcap · Dilated Scalewort · Common Tamarisk-moss · Fox-tail Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss +6
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mnium hornum
Mnium hornum
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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