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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › North East Scotland › Dundee City Getting here
56.45288, -2.99298
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-legged Shieldbug, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-legged Shieldbug, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fife Coastal Path Walking route 190 km ▾
Named route Ref FCP Length 190 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Columba Way on North FCP Walking route 59 km ▾
Entirely on North section of Fife Coastal Path.
Named route Ref CWNFCP Length 59 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Blairfield Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Drovers' Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 66 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 NCN National Route 77 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 77 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 777 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 777 National Cycle Network
Show on map Green Circular Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kingdom Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
22,846 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,846 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird · Chaffinch +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Sitona obsoletus · Brown Chafer · 7-spot Ladybird · Ancistrocerus oviventris +3
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus Brown Chafer Serica brunnea 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Ancistrocerus oviventris Ancistrocerus oviventris Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,846 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird · Chaffinch +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Sitona obsoletus · Brown Chafer · 7-spot Ladybird · Ancistrocerus oviventris +3
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus Brown Chafer Serica brunnea 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Ancistrocerus oviventris Ancistrocerus oviventris Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia 