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Maxwell Park

4 ha

📷 Donald Macleod · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

57.47148, -4.15650

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝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

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Herring Gull +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Herring Gull +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Thekopsora areolata · last seen 2026; Fungi — Thekopsora areolata · last seen 2026

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 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
John O'Groats Trail (Inverness to Culbokie)Walking route
Named routeRef JoG01Local walking route
Slighe Blàr Chùil LodairWalking route

several weapons

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

105 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
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A snowy Maxwell Park looking over Cradlehall to the Black Isle

📷 Donald Macleod · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A snowy Maxwell Park looking over Cradlehall to the Black Isle

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