Jack Richmond Memorial Woodland Park
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
57.05846, -4.12084
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Scabious Mining Bee, Northern February Red, Leuctra hippopus +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Devil's-bit Scabious, Tormentil, Bogbean +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Speyside WayWalking route207 km▾
Named routeLength 207 kmNational walking route
Wildcat TrailWalking route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route
Creag Bheag TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Curlew TrailWalking route▾
Kingussie to Newtonmore via Loch Gynack
Named routeLocal walking route
Golf Course CircularWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route209 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 209 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route349 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 349 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Scotland TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Cairngorms LoopMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
10,885 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,885 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Swift · Rook · Mallard · Robin +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwiftApus apus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐝Insects9 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Northern February Red · Common Hawker · Striped Ladybird · Valenzuela flavidus · Glyphotaelius pellucidus +4
- Northern February RedBrachyptera putata
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025
- Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata2025
- Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2025
- Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
Thekopsora areolata
- Thekopsora areolataThekopsora areolata
Devil's-bit Scabious · Tormentil · Rosebay Willowherb · Cross-leaved Heath · Harebell +35
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha
- Spear Thistle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,885 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Swift · Rook · Mallard · Robin +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwiftApus apus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐝Insects9 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Northern February Red · Common Hawker · Striped Ladybird · Valenzuela flavidus · Glyphotaelius pellucidus +4
- Northern February RedBrachyptera putata
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025
- Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata2025
- Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2025
- Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
Thekopsora areolata
- Thekopsora areolataThekopsora areolata
Devil's-bit Scabious · Tormentil · Rosebay Willowherb · Cross-leaved Heath · Harebell +35
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha
- Spear Thistle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Scabious ClubhornAbia nitens2025Scabious ClubhornAbia nitens2025Broadbar Clover SawflyTenthredo notha2025Broadbar Clover SawflyTenthredo notha2025Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2025Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2025Bee BeetleTrichius fasciatus2025Bee BeetleTrichius fasciatus2025Cirsium vulgare
Cirsium vulgare
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisHard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratusHard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratusCommon Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or rivinianaCommon Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or rivinianaMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustrisCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaDowny Birch / Silver BirchBetula pubescens/pendulaDowny Birch / Silver BirchBetula pubescens/pendulaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataBottle SedgeCarex rostrataBottle SedgeCarex rostrataRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumMarsh CinquefoilComarum palustreMarsh CinquefoilComarum palustreBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensDwarf ElderSambucus ebulusDwarf ElderSambucus ebulusHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaMelancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllumMelancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllumPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticum