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Riverside Park

46 ha

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome46 ha

Getting here

56.45293, -3.00084

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

8 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-legged Shieldbug, Tree Bumblebee +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km

Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Columba Way on North FCPWalking route59 km

Entirely on North section of Fife Coastal Path.

Named routeRef CWNFCPLength 59 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Blairfield RoadWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Drovers' RoadWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Nature TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

64 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

NCN National Route 77Cycling route

Named routeRef 77National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 777Cycling route

Named routeRef 777National Cycle Network

Green Circular RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

22,519 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

22,519 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

spring

2026

Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Wren · Blue Tit +30

RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great TitParus major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Squirrel · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🐝

Insects5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Sitona obsoletus · Brown Chafer · 7-spot Ladybird · Ancistrocerus oviventris

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
Brown ChaferSerica brunnea
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Ancistrocerus oviventrisAncistrocerus oviventris

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Smooth Lady's-mantle

Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

22,519 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

spring

2026

Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Wren · Blue Tit +30

RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great TitParus major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Squirrel · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🐝

Insects5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Sitona obsoletus · Brown Chafer · 7-spot Ladybird · Ancistrocerus oviventris

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
Brown ChaferSerica brunnea
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Ancistrocerus oviventrisAncistrocerus oviventris

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Smooth Lady's-mantle

Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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