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Millenium Garden

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📷 Ann Harrison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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FamilyPicnicPlay

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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56.70932, -2.46373

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greenshank and Little Egret
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greenshank and Little Egret
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· FreePicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

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11 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Greenshank, Little Egret, Kingfisher +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Greenshank, Little Egret, Kingfisher +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Syrphus, Syrphus ribesii +13 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 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

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Cycling

41 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

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Scotland TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

49,684 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

49,684 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2026

Grey Partridge · Kingfisher · Grey Heron · Mallard · Oystercatcher +47

Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
TealAnas crecca
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WigeonMareca penelope
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
EiderSomateria mollissima
MagpiePica pica
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RobinErithacus rubecula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
JackdawColoeus monedula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great TitParus major2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

winter

2026

Harbour Seal · Roe Deer · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare +3

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
OtterLutra lutra
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Eristalis tenax

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Parsley-leaved Bramble

Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

49,684 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2026

Grey Partridge · Kingfisher · Grey Heron · Mallard · Oystercatcher +47

Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
TealAnas crecca
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WigeonMareca penelope
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
EiderSomateria mollissima
MagpiePica pica
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RobinErithacus rubecula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
JackdawColoeus monedula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great TitParus major2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

winter

2026

Harbour Seal · Roe Deer · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare +3

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
OtterLutra lutra
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Eristalis tenax

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Parsley-leaved Bramble

Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ann Harrison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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