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Johnston Gardens

📷 Stanley Howe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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FamilyPlayWildlife

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

57.13618, -2.14895

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Cognito At The Museum — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Cognito At The Museum — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

7 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +33 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Causey MounthWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

98 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

City Centre<>Airport LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Deeside WayCycling route

Named routeRef 195National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route169 m

Named routeRef 1Length 169 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

25,587 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,587 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

autumnwinter

2026

Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin +31

MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025

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Mammals1 species

winterautumn

2026

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,587 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

autumnwinter

2026

Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin +31

MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winterautumn

2026

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stanley Howe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Autumn colours in Johnston Gardens

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