Castle Fraser Walled Garden
1 ha
🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
57.20426, -2.45955
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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
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
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Wildlife to spot
4,513 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,513 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds17 species
winterspring
2025▾
Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit +12
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Badger
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser +9
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Northern DamselflyCoenagrion hastulatum
Common Tamarisk-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Bank Haircap · Common Striated Feather-moss +7
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
- Springy Turf-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,513 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds17 species
winterspring
2025▾
Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit +12
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Badger
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser +9
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Northern DamselflyCoenagrion hastulatum
Common Tamarisk-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Bank Haircap · Common Striated Feather-moss +7
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
- Springy Turf-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiSpiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosumSpiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosumEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaEvents & activities nearby
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