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Getting here
57.13313, -2.21229
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 166m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 166m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Broom Fork-moss, Bank Haircap +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Causey MounthWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
City Centre<>Airport LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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 route169 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 169 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
12,930 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,930 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Wren · Dunnock +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- RavenCorvus corax
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common GullLarus canus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Neomyia cornicina · 10-spot Ladybird
- Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Broom Fork-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia · Even Scalewort · Common Haircap +19
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2025
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
- Even ScalewortRadula complanata2025
- Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2025
- Creeping Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,930 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Wren · Dunnock +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- RavenCorvus corax
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common GullLarus canus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Neomyia cornicina · 10-spot Ladybird
- Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Broom Fork-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia · Even Scalewort · Common Haircap +19
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2025
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
- Even ScalewortRadula complanata2025
- Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2025
- Creeping Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Amblystegium serpens2025
Amblystegium serpens2025
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2025Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2025Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2025Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2025Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2025Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2025Large White-mossLeucobryum glaucum2025Large White-mossLeucobryum glaucum2025Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2025Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2025Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2025Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2025Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2025Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2025Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2025Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2025Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2025Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2025Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2025Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme2025Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme2025Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2025Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2025