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Getting here

57.69282, -4.25580

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blue Tit
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 229m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blue Tit
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 229m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Herring Gull +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Herring Gull +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Honeysuckle Rash, Butter Cap, Angel's Wings +26 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Honeysuckle Rash, Butter Cap, Angel's Wings +26 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Taraxacum agg., Rosebay Willowherb, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +112 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Taraxacum agg., Rosebay Willowherb, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +112 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hogweed +17 more foraging species

Varies

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

John O'Groats Trail (Culbokie to Alness)Walking route

Named routeRef JoG02Local walking route

John O'Groats Trail (Alness to Tain)Walking route

Named routeRef JoG03Local walking route

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Cycling

26 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 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Alternative RouteCycling route174 m

Named routeRef 1Length 174 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route312 m

Named routeRef 1Length 312 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route395 m

Named routeRef 1Length 395 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route250 m

Named routeRef 1Length 250 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

9,060 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,060 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

summerautumn

2025

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Hooded Crow · Oystercatcher · Common Gull +45

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedshankTringa totanus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
TealAnas crecca
WigeonMareca penelope
CurlewNumenius arquata
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
ScaupAythya marila
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
DunnockPrunella modularis
DipperCinclus cinclus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
EiderSomateria mollissima
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SwallowHirundo rustica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

springautumn

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects12 species

summer

2025

Tree Bumblebee · Dolichovespula saxonica · Tree Wasp · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +7

Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Dolichovespula saxonicaDolichovespula saxonica
Tree WaspDolichovespula sylvestris
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Elm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmi
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Firethorn Leaf MinerPhyllonorycter leucographella2024

🍄

Fungi26 species

autumn

2025

Honeysuckle Rash · Dyer's Mazegill · Bulbous Honey Fungus · Angel's Wings · Beechwood Sickener +21

Honeysuckle RashLasiobotrys lonicerae
Dyer's MazegillPhaeolus schweinitzii2024
Bulbous Honey FungusArmillaria gallica2024
Angel's WingsPleurocybella porrigens2024
Beechwood SickenerRussula nobilis2024
Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2024
Otidea tuomikoskiiOtidea tuomikoskii2024
Lilac FibrecapInocybe lilacina2024
TurkeytailTrametes versicolor2024
Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca2024
Trumpet ChanterelleCantharellus tubaeformis2024
Rhodocollybia asemaRhodocollybia asema2024
Spotted ToughshankRhodocollybia maculata2024
Wood WoollyfootGymnopus peronatus2024
Orange Birch BoleteLeccinum versipelle2024
Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides2024
ChanterelleCantharellus cibarius2024
Mild MilkcapLactarius subdulcis2024
False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca2024
Pestle PuffballLycoperdon excipuliforme2024
False DeathcapAmanita citrina var. citrina2024
Beech MilkcapLactarius blennius2024
Wood HedgehogHydnum repandum2024
Yellow StagshornCalocera viscosa2024
Greyshank BoleteLeccinum cyaneobasileucum2024
Red Cracking BoleteXerocomellus chrysenteron2024

🌿

Plants35 species

autumnwinter

2025

Annual Meadow-grass · Taraxacum agg. · Mossy Stonecrop · Greater Plantain · Cock's-foot +30

Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Mossy StonecropCrassula tillaea
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Annual Sea-bliteSuaeda maritima
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Common ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalis
Grass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralis
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima
Sea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritima
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea
Creeping Lady's-tressesGoodyera repens
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
BroomCytisus scoparius
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Bird CherryPrunus padus
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Erophila vernaErophila verna2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2024
Biting StonecropSedum acre2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,060 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

summerautumn

2025

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Hooded Crow · Oystercatcher · Common Gull +45

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedshankTringa totanus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
TealAnas crecca
WigeonMareca penelope
CurlewNumenius arquata
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
ScaupAythya marila
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
DunnockPrunella modularis
DipperCinclus cinclus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
EiderSomateria mollissima
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SwallowHirundo rustica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

springautumn

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects12 species

summer

2025

Tree Bumblebee · Dolichovespula saxonica · Tree Wasp · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +7

Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Dolichovespula saxonicaDolichovespula saxonica
Tree WaspDolichovespula sylvestris
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Elm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmi
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Firethorn Leaf MinerPhyllonorycter leucographella2024

🍄

Fungi26 species

autumn

2025

Honeysuckle Rash · Dyer's Mazegill · Bulbous Honey Fungus · Angel's Wings · Beechwood Sickener +21

Honeysuckle RashLasiobotrys lonicerae
Dyer's MazegillPhaeolus schweinitzii2024
Bulbous Honey FungusArmillaria gallica2024
Angel's WingsPleurocybella porrigens2024
Beechwood SickenerRussula nobilis2024
Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2024
Otidea tuomikoskiiOtidea tuomikoskii2024
Lilac FibrecapInocybe lilacina2024
TurkeytailTrametes versicolor2024
Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca2024
Trumpet ChanterelleCantharellus tubaeformis2024
Rhodocollybia asemaRhodocollybia asema2024
Spotted ToughshankRhodocollybia maculata2024
Wood WoollyfootGymnopus peronatus2024
Orange Birch BoleteLeccinum versipelle2024
Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides2024
ChanterelleCantharellus cibarius2024
Mild MilkcapLactarius subdulcis2024
False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca2024
Pestle PuffballLycoperdon excipuliforme2024
False DeathcapAmanita citrina var. citrina2024
Beech MilkcapLactarius blennius2024
Wood HedgehogHydnum repandum2024
Yellow StagshornCalocera viscosa2024
Greyshank BoleteLeccinum cyaneobasileucum2024
Red Cracking BoleteXerocomellus chrysenteron2024

🌿

Plants35 species

autumnwinter

2025

Annual Meadow-grass · Taraxacum agg. · Mossy Stonecrop · Greater Plantain · Cock's-foot +30

Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Mossy StonecropCrassula tillaea
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Annual Sea-bliteSuaeda maritima
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Common ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalis
Grass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralis
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima
Sea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritima
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea
Creeping Lady's-tressesGoodyera repens
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
BroomCytisus scoparius
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Bird CherryPrunus padus
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Erophila vernaErophila verna2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2024
Biting StonecropSedum acre2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Julian Paren · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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