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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › Scotland › North East Scotland › Aberdeenshire Getting here
57.66680, -2.52240
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Eider 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Baird's Bistro — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Eider 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Baird's Bistro — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Eider, Oystercatcher +100 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Eider, Oystercatcher +100 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ectopsocus petersi, Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis, Cerobasis guestfalica +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ectopsocus petersi, Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis, Cerobasis guestfalica +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 1 Dundee to Tain
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Whitehills alternative Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
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 907 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 907 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 3.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,726 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,726 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Shag · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Eider · Redshank +42
Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Mole · Otter
Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Mole Talpa europaea Otter Lutra lutra 2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi · Beech Scale · Anthocoris nemoralis +5
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Beech Scale Cryptococcus fagisuga Anthocoris nemoralis Anthocoris nemoralis Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata Trichocera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,726 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Shag · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Eider · Redshank +42
Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Mole · Otter
Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Mole Talpa europaea Otter Lutra lutra 2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi · Beech Scale · Anthocoris nemoralis +5
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Beech Scale Cryptococcus fagisuga Anthocoris nemoralis Anthocoris nemoralis Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata Trichocera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trichocera
Trichocera
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
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