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James Square

1 ha

📷 Mary and Angus Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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57.72189, -3.28398

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Herring Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕The Sandwich Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Herring Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕The Sandwich Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

9 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +103 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +103 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Moray Coast TrailWalking route72 km

Named routeLength 72 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Elgin - LossiemouthCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

14,837 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,837 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

autumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Teal · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Mallard +61

WigeonMareca penelope
TealAnas crecca
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Crested TitLophophanes cristatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,837 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

autumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Teal · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Mallard +61

WigeonMareca penelope
TealAnas crecca
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Crested TitLophophanes cristatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Mary and Angus Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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