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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › North East Scotland › Aberdeen City Getting here
57.21733, -2.18856
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Mute Swan +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Mute Swan +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Himalayan Balsam, Frizzled Pincushion +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Himalayan Balsam, Frizzled Pincushion +2 more · 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 62 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
5,727 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,727 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Mallard · Dipper · Blue Tit +46
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Badger · Roe Deer
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Badger Meles meles2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Leucozona lucorum · Eupeodes corollae · Common Green Grasshopper · Phyllobius virideaeris · Aplotarsus incanus +7
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Phyllobius virideaeris Phyllobius virideaeris Aplotarsus incanus Aplotarsus incanus Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum Frizzled Pincushion
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,727 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Mallard · Dipper · Blue Tit +46
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Badger · Roe Deer
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Badger Meles meles2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Leucozona lucorum · Eupeodes corollae · Common Green Grasshopper · Phyllobius virideaeris · Aplotarsus incanus +7
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Phyllobius virideaeris Phyllobius virideaeris Aplotarsus incanus Aplotarsus incanus Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum Frizzled Pincushion
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Northern February Red Brachyptera putata
Northern February Red Brachyptera putata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
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