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Dales Park

12 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Yorkshire Dales National Park · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

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57.49516, -1.80634

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦108+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 105m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦108+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 105m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Goldeneye +105 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Goldeneye +105 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Darter +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Darter +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Formartine and Buchan WayWalking route86 km

Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead

Named routeLength 86 kmNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route 197Cycling route

Named routeRef 197National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

10,797 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,797 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

winterspring

2025

Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Eider · Goldeneye · Long-tailed Duck +68

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
EiderSomateria mollissima
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
MagpiePica pica
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
CurlewNumenius arquata
RedshankTringa totanus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
DunlinCalidris alpina
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
RavenCorvus corax
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
SwiftApus apus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
GannetMorus bassanus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
RazorbillAlca torda
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
RookCorvus frugilegus

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Blue Damselfly

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,797 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

winterspring

2025

Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Eider · Goldeneye · Long-tailed Duck +68

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
EiderSomateria mollissima
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
MagpiePica pica
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
CurlewNumenius arquata
RedshankTringa totanus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
DunlinCalidris alpina
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
RavenCorvus corax
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
SwiftApus apus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
GannetMorus bassanus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
RazorbillAlca torda
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
RookCorvus frugilegus

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Blue Damselfly

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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