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Charleston Forest Park

5 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

57.09538, -2.10416

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 271m away — 14 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 271m away — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Mute Swan +90 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Mute Swan +90 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN 1 Dundee to Tain

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Scathophaga stercoraria · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Scathophaga stercoraria · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Causey MounthWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

64 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Deeside WayCycling route

Named routeRef 195National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route120 m

Named routeRef 1Length 120 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 1Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

9,825 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,825 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

spring

2026

Herring Gull · Mute Swan · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Coot +45

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
WigeonMareca penelope
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025

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Mammals3 species

springautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Pine Marten

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
Pine MartenMartes martes

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,825 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

spring

2026

Herring Gull · Mute Swan · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Coot +45

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
WigeonMareca penelope
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Pine Marten

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
Pine MartenMartes martes

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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