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Mandala Garden Project

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📷 Des Colhoun · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

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57.57975, -3.75594

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dunlin and Pink-footed Goose
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dunlin and Pink-footed Goose
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Dunlin, Pink-footed Goose, Redshank +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dunlin, Pink-footed Goose, Redshank +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Two-rowed Barley, Rosebay Willowherb, Autumn Hawkbit +22 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Two-rowed Barley, Rosebay Willowherb, Autumn Hawkbit +22 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Mesembrina meridiana, Green Tiger Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Mesembrina meridiana, Green Tiger Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

12 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 route3.1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route46 m

Named routeRef 1Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route699 m

Named routeRef 1Length 699 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

13,375 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,375 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

winter

2025

Dunlin · Pink-footed Goose · Redshank · Curlew · Oystercatcher +63

DunlinCalidris alpina
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
RedshankTringa totanus
CurlewNumenius arquata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
WigeonMareca penelope
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
KnotCalidris canutus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SanderlingCalidris alba
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great TitParus major
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
DunnockPrunella modularis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Common GullLarus canus
EiderSomateria mollissima
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MagpiePica pica
HobbyFalco subbuteo
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoosanderMergus merganser
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GannetMorus bassanus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Rock DoveColumba livia
Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SnipeGallinago gallinago
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Red Squirrel · Badger

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects5 species

autumn

2025

Mesembrina meridiana · Green Tiger Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata · Cicadella viridis

Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2024
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2024

🌿

Plants25 species

summer

2024

Two-rowed Barley · Rosebay Willowherb · Autumn Hawkbit · Grass-leaved Orache · Charlock +20

Two-rowed BarleyHordeum distichon
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Grass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralis
CharlockSinapis arvensis
Wild-oatAvena fatua
Dryopteris affinis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,375 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

winter

2025

Dunlin · Pink-footed Goose · Redshank · Curlew · Oystercatcher +63

DunlinCalidris alpina
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
RedshankTringa totanus
CurlewNumenius arquata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
WigeonMareca penelope
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
KnotCalidris canutus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SanderlingCalidris alba
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great TitParus major
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
DunnockPrunella modularis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Common GullLarus canus
EiderSomateria mollissima
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MagpiePica pica
HobbyFalco subbuteo
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoosanderMergus merganser
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GannetMorus bassanus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Rock DoveColumba livia
Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SnipeGallinago gallinago
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Red Squirrel · Badger

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects5 species

autumn

2025

Mesembrina meridiana · Green Tiger Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata · Cicadella viridis

Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2024
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2024

🌿

Plants25 species

summer

2024

Two-rowed Barley · Rosebay Willowherb · Autumn Hawkbit · Grass-leaved Orache · Charlock +20

Two-rowed BarleyHordeum distichon
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Grass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralis
CharlockSinapis arvensis
Wild-oatAvena fatua
Dryopteris affinis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Des Colhoun · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The entrance to Hardmuir of Boath Farm off the A96.

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