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North Pond

26 ha

📷 Elliott Simpson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome26 ha

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56.53565, -2.80318

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 259m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 259m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Tufted Duck, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tufted Duck, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Allygus mixtus, Orange Ladybird, Fever Fly +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Allygus mixtus, Orange Ladybird, Fever Fly +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

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 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route459 m

Named routeRef 1Length 459 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

8,138 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,138 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

spring

2025

Mallard · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Little Grebe +44

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CootFulica atra
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TealAnas crecca
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WigeonMareca penelope
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MagpiePica pica
SnipeGallinago gallinago
JackdawColoeus monedula
RavenCorvus corax
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GadwallMareca strepera
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoosanderMergus merganser
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus

🦌

Mammals6 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle +1

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Allygus mixtus · Orange Ladybird · Fever Fly

Allygus mixtusAllygus mixtus
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Fever FlyDilophus febrilis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,138 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

spring

2025

Mallard · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Little Grebe +44

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CootFulica atra
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TealAnas crecca
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WigeonMareca penelope
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MagpiePica pica
SnipeGallinago gallinago
JackdawColoeus monedula
RavenCorvus corax
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GadwallMareca strepera
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoosanderMergus merganser
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus

🦌

Mammals6 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle +1

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Allygus mixtus · Orange Ladybird · Fever Fly

Allygus mixtusAllygus mixtus
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Fever FlyDilophus febrilis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Elliott Simpson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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