🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
56.70733, -2.46361
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greenshank and Oystercatcher
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Zappas — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greenshank and Oystercatcher
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Zappas — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Greenshank, Oystercatcher, Kingfisher +98 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Greenshank, Oystercatcher, Kingfisher +98 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
playground, café, parking
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
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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Scotland TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Photos
Former Caledonian Railway Station platform canopy
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Wildlife to spot
48,114 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
48,114 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds103 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Sparrowhawk · Greenshank · Oystercatcher · Kingfisher · Little Egret +98
Harbour Seal · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Grey Seal · Rabbit +3
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra
Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Syrphus ribesii · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +13
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Parsley-leaved Bramble
- Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
48,114 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds103 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Sparrowhawk · Greenshank · Oystercatcher · Kingfisher · Little Egret +98
Harbour Seal · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Grey Seal · Rabbit +3
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra
Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Syrphus ribesii · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +13
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Parsley-leaved Bramble
- Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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