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Loch Soy

11 ha

📷 Craig Wallace · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

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57.67947, -2.69038

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Shag
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 107m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Shag
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 107m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Shag, Oystercatcher +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Shag, Oystercatcher +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN 1 Dundee to Tain

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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 route1.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route115 m

Named routeRef 1Length 115 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route11 m

Named routeRef 1Length 11 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,080 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,080 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumn

2025

Herring Gull · Red-throated Diver · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Shag +58

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Rock DoveColumba livia
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
EiderSomateria mollissima
Common GuillemotUria aalge
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Common GullLarus canus
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GannetMorus bassanus
RedshankTringa totanus
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoosanderMergus merganser
PuffinFratercula arctica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RazorbillAlca torda
CurlewNumenius arquata
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DipperCinclus cinclus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Great TitParus major
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2025

Holly Leaf Gall Fly

Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,080 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumn

2025

Herring Gull · Red-throated Diver · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Shag +58

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Rock DoveColumba livia
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
EiderSomateria mollissima
Common GuillemotUria aalge
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Common GullLarus canus
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GannetMorus bassanus
RedshankTringa totanus
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoosanderMergus merganser
PuffinFratercula arctica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RazorbillAlca torda
CurlewNumenius arquata
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DipperCinclus cinclus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Great TitParus major
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2025

Holly Leaf Gall Fly

Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Craig Wallace · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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