Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
56.62386, -3.24191
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 109m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 109m 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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Red-tailed Bumblebee +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cylindric Beard-moss, Wall Screw-moss, Great Plait-moss +28 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cateran TrailWalking route104 km▾
Blairgowrie
Named routeLength 104 kmRound tripNational walking route
Photos
The hoverfly Xylota segnis in Den of Alyth
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,410 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,410 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Robin +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MagpiePica pica
- SwiftApus apus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Wild Cat Hybrid · Mole +1
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects24 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pterostichus niger · Bembidion tetracolum · Notiophilus biguttatus · Calathus melanocephalus · Common Sun Beetle +19
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
- Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum
- Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus
- Calathus melanocephalusCalathus melanocephalus
- Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea
- Trechus quadristriatusTrechus quadristriatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,410 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Robin +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MagpiePica pica
- SwiftApus apus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Wild Cat Hybrid · Mole +1
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects24 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pterostichus niger · Bembidion tetracolum · Notiophilus biguttatus · Calathus melanocephalus · Common Sun Beetle +19
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
- Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum
- Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus
- Calathus melanocephalusCalathus melanocephalus
- Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea
- Trechus quadristriatusTrechus quadristriatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rabbit
Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Oryctolagus cuniculus
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