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🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › North East Scotland › Aberdeen City Getting here
57.18319, -2.25152
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Pheasant, Woodpigeon +10 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Pheasant, Woodpigeon +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Nodding Thread-moss +13 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Nodding Thread-moss +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 10-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025; Insects — 10-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Formartine and Buchan Way Walking route 86 km ▾
Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead
Named route Length 86 km National walking route
Show on map The Robbers Trail Walking route 2.3 km ▾
Named route Length 2.3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Beech Tree Trail Walking route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Length 1.3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
City Centre<>Airport Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 10 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 10 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,680 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,680 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin +8
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Roe Deer · Red Fox · Red Deer · Badger · Fallow Deer +6
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Red Deer Cervus elaphus Badger Meles meles Fallow Deer Dama dama Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
10-spot Ladybird
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Springy Turf-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Nodding Thread-moss · Green Mountain Fringe-moss · Broom Fork-moss +11
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Nodding Thread-moss Pohlia nutans Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Dilated Scalewort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,680 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin +8
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Roe Deer · Red Fox · Red Deer · Badger · Fallow Deer +6
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Red Deer Cervus elaphus Badger Meles meles Fallow Deer Dama dama Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
10-spot Ladybird
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Springy Turf-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Nodding Thread-moss · Green Mountain Fringe-moss · Broom Fork-moss +11
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Nodding Thread-moss Pohlia nutans Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Dilated Scalewort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hare
Brown Hare
Lepus europaeus
Lepus europaeus
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Frullania dilatata
Frullania dilatata
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Dense Fringe-moss Racomitrium ericoides
Dense Fringe-moss Racomitrium ericoides
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
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