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Charleton Farm

2 ha

📷 Stanley Howe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

56.74124, -2.46363

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Dunnock
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Charleton Farm Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Dunnock
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Charleton Farm Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingPicnic spotToiletsFarm visit

Best for

10 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Starling, Dunnock, Magpie +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Starling, Dunnock, Magpie +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — St Marks Fly, Empis tessellata, Hawthorn Shieldbug +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lurgies WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Shelduck HideWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wigeon HideWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

TayockWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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 route266 m

Named routeRef 1Length 266 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route71 m

Named routeRef 1Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route497 m

Named routeRef 1Length 497 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route572 m

Named routeRef 1Length 572 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Scotland TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

11,350 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,350 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

summerautumn

2026

Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Dunnock · Arctic Tern · Cormorant +58

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
Black SwanCygnus atratus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

summerautumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Minke Whale · Bottle-nosed Dolphin

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata2025
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects9 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · Birch Shieldbug · Syrphus · Field Grasshopper +4

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
SyrphusSyrphus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Scaeva pyrastri

🌿

Plants5 species

summerautumn

2025

Giant Hogweed · Scentless Mayweed · Meadow Crane's-bill · Cotton Thistle · Red Clover

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Cotton ThistleOnopordum acanthium
Red CloverTrifolium pratense

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,350 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

summerautumn

2026

Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Dunnock · Arctic Tern · Cormorant +58

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
Black SwanCygnus atratus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

summerautumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Minke Whale · Bottle-nosed Dolphin

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata2025
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects9 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · Birch Shieldbug · Syrphus · Field Grasshopper +4

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
SyrphusSyrphus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Scaeva pyrastri

🌿

Plants5 species

summerautumn

2025

Giant Hogweed · Scentless Mayweed · Meadow Crane's-bill · Cotton Thistle · Red Clover

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Cotton ThistleOnopordum acanthium
Red CloverTrifolium pratense

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stanley Howe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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