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Liddell Park

📷 Wikipedia · Chuck Liddell · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

57.03320, -2.17707

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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 Jackdaw and House Sparrow
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and House Sparrow
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, House Sparrow, Manx Shearwater +103 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, House Sparrow, Manx Shearwater +103 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Causey MounthWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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 route20 m

Named routeRef 1Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route918 m

Named routeRef 1Length 918 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route317 m

Named routeRef 1Length 317 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,551 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,551 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

summerautumn

2026

Manx Shearwater · Arctic Skua · Great Skua · Red-throated Diver · Sooty Shearwater +53

Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2025
Sabine's GullXema sabini2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Black TernChlidonias niger2025
Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus2025
PuffinFratercula arctica2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

summerautumn

2025

Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Common Porpoise · Minke Whale · Grey Seal · Harbour Seal +1

Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
White-beaked DolphinLagenorhynchus albirostris

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi · 10-spot Ladybird · Broadbar Clover Sawfly · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · Empis livida +4

Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferiTenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Broadbar Clover SawflyTenthredo notha
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Empis lividaEmpis livida
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants6 species

summer

2025

Wild Angelica · Redshank · Scentless Mayweed · Red Bartsia · Great Willowherb +1

Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Wych ElmUlmus glabra

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,551 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

summerautumn

2026

Manx Shearwater · Arctic Skua · Great Skua · Red-throated Diver · Sooty Shearwater +53

Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2025
Sabine's GullXema sabini2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Black TernChlidonias niger2025
Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus2025
PuffinFratercula arctica2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

summerautumn

2025

Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Common Porpoise · Minke Whale · Grey Seal · Harbour Seal +1

Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
White-beaked DolphinLagenorhynchus albirostris

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi · 10-spot Ladybird · Broadbar Clover Sawfly · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · Empis livida +4

Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferiTenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Broadbar Clover SawflyTenthredo notha
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Empis lividaEmpis livida
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants6 species

summer

2025

Wild Angelica · Redshank · Scentless Mayweed · Red Bartsia · Great Willowherb +1

Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Wych ElmUlmus glabra

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Wikipedia · Chuck Liddell · CC BY-SA 3.0

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