Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
57.18319, -2.25152
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Pheasant
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 317m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Pheasant
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 317m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Pheasant, Woodpigeon +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Roe Deer, Red Fox, Badger +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meliscaeva cinctella, Common Green Grasshopper, Xylota segnis +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Waved Silk-moss, Neat Feather-moss +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Formartine and Buchan WayWalking route86 km▾
Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead
Named routeLength 86 kmNational walking route
The Robbers TrailWalking route2.3 km▾
Named routeLength 2.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Beech Tree TrailWalking route1.3 km▾
Named routeLength 1.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
City Centre<>Airport LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route10 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,680 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,680 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin +8
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Roe Deer · Red Fox · Red Deer · Badger · Fallow Deer +6
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
10-spot Ladybird
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Springy Turf-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Nodding Thread-moss · Green Mountain Fringe-moss · Broom Fork-moss +11
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans
- Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Dilated Scalewort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,680 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin +8
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Roe Deer · Red Fox · Red Deer · Badger · Fallow Deer +6
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
10-spot Ladybird
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Springy Turf-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Nodding Thread-moss · Green Mountain Fringe-moss · Broom Fork-moss +11
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans
- Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Dilated Scalewort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hare
Brown Hare
Lepus europaeus
Lepus europaeus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticusWood MouseApodemus sylvaticusRed SquirrelSciurus vulgarisRed SquirrelSciurus vulgarisBrown RatRattus norvegicusBrown RatRattus norvegicusFrullania dilatata
Frullania dilatata
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax