🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
56.71352, -2.46228
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 107m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 107m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Greenshank, Oystercatcher, Teal +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Greenshank, Oystercatcher, Teal +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lurgies WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Shelduck HideWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wigeon HideWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
TayockWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route266 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 266 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route71 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route159 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 159 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route181 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 181 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Scotland TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Photos
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Wildlife to spot
35,051 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
35,051 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Greenshank · Oystercatcher · Teal · Shelduck · Red-throated Diver +36
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- TealAnas crecca
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
🦌Mammals5 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Harbour Seal · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Grey Seal · Mole
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- MoleTalpa europaea
Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird +2
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
- 10-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
35,051 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Greenshank · Oystercatcher · Teal · Shelduck · Red-throated Diver +36
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- TealAnas crecca
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
🦌Mammals5 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Harbour Seal · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Grey Seal · Mole
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- MoleTalpa europaea
Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird +2
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
- 10-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia decempunctata2025
Adalia decempunctata2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Events & activities nearby
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