Lillian Sutton Garden
1 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
57.18578, -2.21245
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Redwing
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Redwing
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldeneye, Redwing, Fieldfare +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Goldeneye, Redwing, Fieldfare +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Common Darter, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Waved Silk-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Formartine and Buchan WayWalking route86 km▾
Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead
Named routeLength 86 kmNational walking route
The Robbers TrailWalking route2.3 km▾
Named routeLength 2.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Beech Tree TrailWalking route1.3 km▾
Named routeLength 1.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
City Centre<>Airport LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route10 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,030 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,030 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springsummer
2026▾
Redwing · Goldeneye · Chaffinch · Swallow · Wren +26
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspring
2025▾
Roe Deer · Red Squirrel · Red Fox · Field Vole · Rabbit +2
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Weasel
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Meliscaeva cinctella · Xylota segnis · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Common Green Grasshopper · Blue-tailed Damselfly +17
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Helophilus pendulus
🌿Plants32 species
winterspring
2026▾
Springy Turf-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Fallacious Beard-moss · Waved Silk-moss +27
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
- Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
- Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2025
- Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,030 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springsummer
2026▾
Redwing · Goldeneye · Chaffinch · Swallow · Wren +26
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspring
2025▾
Roe Deer · Red Squirrel · Red Fox · Field Vole · Rabbit +2
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Weasel
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Meliscaeva cinctella · Xylota segnis · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Common Green Grasshopper · Blue-tailed Damselfly +17
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Helophilus pendulus
🌿Plants32 species
winterspring
2026▾
Springy Turf-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Fallacious Beard-moss · Waved Silk-moss +27
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
- Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
- Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2025
- Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mustela nivalis
Mustela nivalis
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataBaccha elongataBaccha elongataBaccha elongataBaccha elongataPipizaPipizaPipizaPipizaConops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatusPotato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicusPotato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicusLeucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorumScaeva seleniticaScaeva seleniticaScaeva seleniticaScaeva seleniticaAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisWirewormElateridaeWirewormElateridaeCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaSilver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatusSilver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatusCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriPhilopotamusPhilopotamusPhilopotamusPhilopotamusPolydrusus pilosusPolydrusus pilosusPolydrusus pilosusPolydrusus pilosus2025
2025
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumNodding Thread-mossPohlia nutansNodding Thread-mossPohlia nutansStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralisGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralisBicoloured BryumBryum bicolorBicoloured BryumBryum bicolorGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2025Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2025Heart-leaved Spear-mossCalliergon cordifolium2025Heart-leaved Spear-mossCalliergon cordifolium2025Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2025Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2025Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia2025Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia2025Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2025Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2025Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2025Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2025Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2025Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2025Five-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefarium2025Five-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefarium2025Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2025Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2025Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2025Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2025Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2025Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2025Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2025Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2025