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Places › Scotland › North East Scotland › Dundee City Getting here
56.46320, -3.00032
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Tree Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-legged Shieldbug +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Tree Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-legged Shieldbug +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fife Coastal Path Walking route 190 km ▾
Named route Ref FCP Length 190 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Columba Way on North FCP Walking route 59 km ▾
Entirely on North section of Fife Coastal Path.
Named route Ref CWNFCP Length 59 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map The Railway Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Blairfield Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Drovers' Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
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 NCN National Route 77 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 77 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 777 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 777 National Cycle Network
Show on map Green Circular Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kingdom Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
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25,430 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,430 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Blackbird +31
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Vulpes +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Vulpes Vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Syrphus · Sitona obsoletus · Eupeodes · Brown Chafer +5
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Syrphus Syrphus Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus Eupeodes Eupeodes Brown Chafer Serica brunnea 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Smooth Lady's-mantle
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,430 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Blackbird +31
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Vulpes +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Vulpes Vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Syrphus · Sitona obsoletus · Eupeodes · Brown Chafer +5
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Syrphus Syrphus Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus Eupeodes Eupeodes Brown Chafer Serica brunnea 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Smooth Lady's-mantle
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Ancistrocerus oviventris Ancistrocerus oviventris
Ancistrocerus oviventris Ancistrocerus oviventris
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 