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MacDonald Park

📷 Alasdair MacNeill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

57.45508, -4.22972

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Playground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Herring Gull, Rook +35 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Herring Gull, Rook +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Geastrum · last seen 2025; Fungi — Geastrum · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great Glen Way - Slighe a' Ghlinne MhòirWalking route120 km

A waymarked route (75 m/120 km) from Fort William (leaving behind Britain’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis) to Inverness, the Highlands capital. It follows a great geological fault and sections of Thomas Telford’s historic Caledonian Canal.

Named routeLength 120 kmNational walking route
South Loch Ness TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Inverness to Culbokie)Walking route
Named routeRef JoG01Local walking route
Trail of the 7 LochsWalking route80 km
Named routeRef T7LLength 80 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

88 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route
Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Millburn Active Travel RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN National Route 78 (north)Cycling route
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Loch Ness TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

MacDonald Park

📷 Alasdair MacNeill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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