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Places › Scotland › North East Scotland › Dundee City Getting here
56.49314, -2.87870
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 466m away — 16 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 466m away — 16 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Woodpigeon, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dipper, Woodpigeon, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small White, Orange-tip +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Small White, Orange-tip +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Cemetery — local history and memorials
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 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 37 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 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 NCN 1 Loch Leven to Dundee Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,575 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,575 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Wren +34
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dipper Cinclus cinclus Rock Dove Columba livia Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Whitethroat Curruca communis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Swift Apus apus House Martin Delichon urbicum Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Siskin Spinus spinus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Eupeodes · Cream-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Field Grasshopper +4
Eupeodes Eupeodes Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Vagrant Emperor Anax ephippiger Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,575 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Wren +34
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dipper Cinclus cinclus Rock Dove Columba livia Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Whitethroat Curruca communis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Swift Apus apus House Martin Delichon urbicum Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Siskin Spinus spinus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Eupeodes · Cream-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Field Grasshopper +4
Eupeodes Eupeodes Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Vagrant Emperor Anax ephippiger Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
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