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Natal Gardens

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Curlew
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕K.Style Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Curlew
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕K.Style Cafe — 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· FreeToilets

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Pink-footed Goose +99 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Pink-footed Goose +99 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

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

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Creeping Buttercup, Grass-leaved Orache +36 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Creeping Buttercup, Grass-leaved Orache +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

John O'Groats Trail (Alness to Tain)Walking route

Named routeRef JoG03Local walking route

🚴

Cycling

5 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 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Alternative RouteCycling route3.5 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route2.1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route2.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

10,213 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,213 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

autumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Curlew · Scaup · Pink-footed Goose · Teal +57

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata
ScaupAythya marila
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
TealAnas crecca
WigeonMareca penelope
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedshankTringa totanus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
EiderSomateria mollissima
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Common GullLarus canus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
KnotCalidris canutus
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
RavenCorvus corax
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock DoveColumba livia
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GoosanderMergus merganser
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,213 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

autumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Curlew · Scaup · Pink-footed Goose · Teal +57

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata
ScaupAythya marila
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
TealAnas crecca
WigeonMareca penelope
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedshankTringa totanus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
EiderSomateria mollissima
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Common GullLarus canus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
KnotCalidris canutus
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
RavenCorvus corax
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock DoveColumba livia
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GoosanderMergus merganser
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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