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Cargill Recreation

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Wren
🐕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

🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Wren
🐕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

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Chaffinch +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Chaffinch +47 more · last seen 2026

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

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Silver-Green Leaf Weevil, Nut Leaf Weevil +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Silver-Green Leaf Weevil, Nut Leaf Weevil +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Oakwood LoopWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

River Tay WayWalking route

This is a newly proposed route.

Named routeLocal walking route

Luncarty Stanley River WalkWalking route

Mostly following the former mill lade from the weir at Stanley, near Thistlebridge Rapids, that flowed to the bleaching mills at Luncarty. Experienced walkers only. Avoids busy roads without footpaths.

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

6,892 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,892 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds90 species

winterspring

2026

Mallard · Carrion Crow · Common Gull · Canada Goose · Oystercatcher +85

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
TealAnas crecca2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WigeonMareca penelope2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
OspreyPandion haliaetus2023
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2023
PochardAythya ferina2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2022
RedshankTringa totanus2022
GreenshankTringa nebularia2022

🦌

Mammals10 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Mole +5

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Indet. DeerCervidae2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
BadgerMeles meles2023
Fallow DeerDama dama2023
OtterLutra lutra2022

🐝

Insects24 species

springautumn

2025

Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Birch Shieldbug · Nut Leaf Weevil · Silver-Green Leaf Weevil · Red-legged Shieldbug +19

Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2023
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
Silver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri
St Marks FlyBibio marci
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023
SimuliumSimulium2023
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2023
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2023
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2023
Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2023
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2022
Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica2022
Northern CockchaferMelolontha hippocastani2022
Judolia sexmaculataJudolia sexmaculata2022
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2022
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2022
Cerylon ferrugineumCerylon ferrugineum2022
Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus2022
Orchestes rusciOrchestes rusci2022

🌿

Plants103 species

spring

2025

Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem · Moschatel · Pink Purslane · Wood Anemone · Ash +98

Yellow Star-of-BethlehemGagea lutea2023
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2024
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
RamsonsAllium ursinum2023
TansyTanacetum vulgare2023
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2023
Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023
Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium alternifolium2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2023
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2023
BroomCytisus scoparius2023
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2023
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2023
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2023
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2023
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
DandelionTaraxacum2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
Hedera helixHedera helix2023
Leopard's-baneDoronicum pardalianches2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023
CleaversGalium aparine2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
HollyIlex aquifolium2023
GorseUlex europaeus2023
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023
Red CampionSilene dioica2023
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2023
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023
daffodilsNarcissus2023
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2023
BeechFagus sylvatica2023
Norway SprucePicea abies2023
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2023
Greater SnowdropGalanthus elwesii2023
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2023
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
Aconitum napellusAconitum napellus2023
Water AvensGeum rivale2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2023
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2023
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2023
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023
Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2023
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2023
AlderAlnus glutinosa2023
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2023
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023
PignutConopodium majus2023
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
Double-toothed DandelionTaraxacum duplidentifrons2023
WatercressNasturtium officinale2023
Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis2023
Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2023
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2023
OsierSalix viminalis2023
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2023
DaisyBellis perennis2023
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus2023
ButterburPetasites hybridus2023
OakQuercus2023
Purple WillowSalix purpurea2023
Japanese LarchLarix kaempferi2023
ElderSambucus nigra2023
BoxBuxus sempervirens2022
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2022
Wood Club-rushScirpus sylvaticus2022
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2022
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,892 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds90 species

winterspring

2026

Mallard · Carrion Crow · Common Gull · Canada Goose · Oystercatcher +85

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
TealAnas crecca2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WigeonMareca penelope2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
OspreyPandion haliaetus2023
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2023
PochardAythya ferina2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2022
RedshankTringa totanus2022
GreenshankTringa nebularia2022

🦌

Mammals10 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Mole +5

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Indet. DeerCervidae2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
BadgerMeles meles2023
Fallow DeerDama dama2023
OtterLutra lutra2022

🐝

Insects24 species

springautumn

2025

Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Birch Shieldbug · Nut Leaf Weevil · Silver-Green Leaf Weevil · Red-legged Shieldbug +19

Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2023
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
Silver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri
St Marks FlyBibio marci
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023
SimuliumSimulium2023
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2023
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2023
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2023
Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2023
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2022
Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica2022
Northern CockchaferMelolontha hippocastani2022
Judolia sexmaculataJudolia sexmaculata2022
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2022
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2022
Cerylon ferrugineumCerylon ferrugineum2022
Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus2022
Orchestes rusciOrchestes rusci2022

🌿

Plants103 species

spring

2025

Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem · Moschatel · Pink Purslane · Wood Anemone · Ash +98

Yellow Star-of-BethlehemGagea lutea2023
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2024
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
RamsonsAllium ursinum2023
TansyTanacetum vulgare2023
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2023
Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023
Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium alternifolium2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2023
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2023
BroomCytisus scoparius2023
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2023
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2023
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2023
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2023
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
DandelionTaraxacum2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
Hedera helixHedera helix2023
Leopard's-baneDoronicum pardalianches2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023
CleaversGalium aparine2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
HollyIlex aquifolium2023
GorseUlex europaeus2023
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023
Red CampionSilene dioica2023
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2023
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023
daffodilsNarcissus2023
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2023
BeechFagus sylvatica2023
Norway SprucePicea abies2023
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2023
Greater SnowdropGalanthus elwesii2023
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2023
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
Aconitum napellusAconitum napellus2023
Water AvensGeum rivale2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2023
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2023
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2023
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023
Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2023
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2023
AlderAlnus glutinosa2023
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2023
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023
PignutConopodium majus2023
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
Double-toothed DandelionTaraxacum duplidentifrons2023
WatercressNasturtium officinale2023
Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis2023
Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2023
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2023
OsierSalix viminalis2023
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2023
DaisyBellis perennis2023
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus2023
ButterburPetasites hybridus2023
OakQuercus2023
Purple WillowSalix purpurea2023
Japanese LarchLarix kaempferi2023
ElderSambucus nigra2023
BoxBuxus sempervirens2022
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2022
Wood Club-rushScirpus sylvaticus2022
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2022
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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