Gardyne Castle Gardens 3 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › Scotland › North East Scotland › Angus Getting here
56.62865, -2.69647
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Willow Warbler, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dipper, Willow Warbler, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Snowdrop, Indet. Comfrey +7 more · last seen 2014
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
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Wildlife to spot
1,875 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,875 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chiffchaff · Willow Warbler · Treecreeper · Blackbird · Dunnock +28
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina Coal Tit Periparus ater Sand Martin Riparia riparia Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2021 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2021 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2022 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Bombus lucorum · Tree Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +7
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,875 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chiffchaff · Willow Warbler · Treecreeper · Blackbird · Dunnock +28
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina Coal Tit Periparus ater Sand Martin Riparia riparia Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2021 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2021 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2022 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Bombus lucorum · Tree Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +7
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2022
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2022
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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