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Old Railway Station Park

4 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Old Oak Common railway station · CC BY-SA 3.0

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PicnicFamilyBirds

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

57.70029, -3.49033

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕The Bothy — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕The Bothy — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

8 activities

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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Common Scoter +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Common Scoter +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

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

Moray Coast TrailWalking route72 km

Named routeLength 72 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route7.1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 7.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

22,842 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

22,842 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

autumnwinter

2026

Common Scoter · Pintail · Oystercatcher · Cormorant · Turnstone +40

Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
MagpiePica pica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Seal · Bottle-nosed Dolphin

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

22,842 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

autumnwinter

2026

Common Scoter · Pintail · Oystercatcher · Cormorant · Turnstone +40

Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
MagpiePica pica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Seal · Bottle-nosed Dolphin

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Wikipedia · Old Oak Common railway station · CC BY-SA 3.0

Old Oak Common railway station

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