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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › Scotland › North East Scotland › Dundee City Getting here
56.47558, -3.00464
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, 7-spot Ladybird, Tree Bumblebee +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, 7-spot Ladybird, Tree Bumblebee +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fife Coastal Path Walking route 190 km ▾
Named route Ref FCP Length 190 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Columba Way on North FCP Walking route 59 km ▾
Entirely on North section of Fife Coastal Path.
Named route Ref CWNFCP Length 59 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map The Railway Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Blairfield Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Drovers' Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 77 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 77 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 777 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 777 National Cycle Network
Show on map Green Circular Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kingdom Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Empty garage at the stack
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Wildlife to spot
23,121 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,121 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit +34
Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Black Tern Chlidonias niger2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Vulpes +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Vulpes Vulpes2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · 7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis nigricans +2
Syrphus Syrphus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans Meliscaeva auricollis Smooth Lady's-mantle
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,121 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit +34
Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Black Tern Chlidonias niger2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Vulpes +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Vulpes Vulpes2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · 7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis nigricans +2
Syrphus Syrphus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans Meliscaeva auricollis Smooth Lady's-mantle
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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