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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
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Places › Scotland › North East Scotland › Aberdeen City Getting here
57.14689, -2.21770
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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 🛝 Playground 227m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 227m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Thickpoint Grimmia, Creeping Feather-moss +14 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Thickpoint Grimmia, Creeping Feather-moss +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
City Centre<>Airport Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Deeside Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 195 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
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 169 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 169 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
10,676 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,676 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 10-spot Ladybird · Pine Cone Bug
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Pine Cone Bug Gastrodes grossipes Springy Turf-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia · Creeping Feather-moss · Even Scalewort · Large White-moss +8
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025 Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2025 Even Scalewort Radula complanata2025 Large White-moss Leucobryum glaucum2025 Broom Fork-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,676 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 10-spot Ladybird · Pine Cone Bug
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Pine Cone Bug Gastrodes grossipes Springy Turf-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia · Creeping Feather-moss · Even Scalewort · Large White-moss +8
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025 Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2025 Even Scalewort Radula complanata2025 Large White-moss Leucobryum glaucum2025 Broom Fork-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dicranum scoparium2025
Dicranum scoparium2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2025
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2025
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii2025
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii2025
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2025
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2025
Urn Haircap Pogonatum urnigerum2025
Urn Haircap Pogonatum urnigerum2025
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme2025
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme2025
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2025
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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