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56.48154, -3.04502

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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
🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Mallard, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Farm visits

Very strong match

Farm attraction

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Bogle Burn TrailWalking route

Named route

The Railway PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Blairfield RoadWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Drovers' RoadWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Check Bar RoadWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 77Cycling route

Named routeRef 77National Cycle Network

Green Circular RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

River Tay Way Cycle RouteCycling route

Combining portions of NCN 7 and 77 to provide a route between Kenmore and Dundee, roughly following the course of the River Tay

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 77Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route217 m

Named routeRef 77Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route336 m

Named routeRef 77Length 336 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

9,030 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,030 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds41 species

winter

2026

Cormorant · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull +36

CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CootFulica atra2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JayGarrulus glandarius
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025

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Mammals5 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Beaver · Roe Deer · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
BeaverCastor fiber
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

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Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects4 species

winterspringautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Carabus problematicus · Pterostichus niger · Pine Weevil

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
Pine WeevilHylobius abietis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,030 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winter

2026

Cormorant · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull +36

CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CootFulica atra2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JayGarrulus glandarius
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Beaver · Roe Deer · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
BeaverCastor fiber
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects4 species

winterspringautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Carabus problematicus · Pterostichus niger · Pine Weevil

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
Pine WeevilHylobius abietis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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