Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
57.33864, -2.18315
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café 48 — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café 48 — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Formartine and Buchan WayWalking route86 km▾
Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead
Named routeLength 86 kmNational walking route
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route549 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 549 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
8,584 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,584 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Swallow · Wren +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwiftApus apus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Bank Vole · Mole · Badger
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- BadgerMeles meles2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Parent Bug +14
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,584 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Swallow · Wren +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwiftApus apus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Bank Vole · Mole · Badger
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- BadgerMeles meles2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Parent Bug +14
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes lunigerEupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusRhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosaRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesCommon DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2024Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2024Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2024Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2024Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024Events & activities nearby
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