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Places › Scotland › North East Scotland › Dundee City Getting here
56.48016, -2.93513
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Brooksbank Centre Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Brooksbank Centre Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Coot, Mallard +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Coot, Mallard +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Western Honey Bee, Bumblebee +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Western Honey Bee, Bumblebee +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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 Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 73 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 Pine Cone Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,711 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,711 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Coot · Mallard · Herring Gull · Rock Dove +34
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Brown Long-eared Bat +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Red Fox 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Field Grasshopper · Eupeodes · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Eupeodes Eupeodes Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,711 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Coot · Mallard · Herring Gull · Rock Dove +34
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Brown Long-eared Bat +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Red Fox 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Field Grasshopper · Eupeodes · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Eupeodes Eupeodes Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vulpes vulpes
Vulpes vulpes
Beaver Castor fiber
Beaver Castor fiber
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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