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Burray Family Park

1 ha

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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58.84635, -2.91284

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Eider and Oystercatcher
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 130m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Eider and Oystercatcher
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 130m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Eider, Oystercatcher, Common Gull +99 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Eider, Oystercatcher, Common Gull +99 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

Strong match

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Chrysotoxum arcuatum, Helophilus trivittatus +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Chrysotoxum arcuatum, Helophilus trivittatus +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

11,516 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,516 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

summerautumn

2025

Chiffchaff · Eider · Blackcap · Red-breasted Merganser · Shag +58

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
EiderSomateria mollissima
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
ShagGulosus aristotelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedshankTringa totanus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Common GullLarus canus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
RazorbillAlca torda
CurlewNumenius arquata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
SanderlingCalidris alba
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GadwallMareca strepera
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
GannetMorus bassanus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
SwallowHirundo rustica
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WigeonMareca penelope

🐝

Insects2 species

summerautumn

2025

Eristalis tenax · Platycheirus manicatus

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Platycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Long-headed Poppy

Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,516 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

summerautumn

2025

Chiffchaff · Eider · Blackcap · Red-breasted Merganser · Shag +58

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
EiderSomateria mollissima
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
ShagGulosus aristotelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedshankTringa totanus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Common GullLarus canus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
RazorbillAlca torda
CurlewNumenius arquata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
SanderlingCalidris alba
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GadwallMareca strepera
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
GannetMorus bassanus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
SwallowHirundo rustica
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WigeonMareca penelope

🐝

Insects2 species

summerautumn

2025

Eristalis tenax · Platycheirus manicatus

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Platycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Long-headed Poppy

Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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