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Rood Yard

📷 Douglas Nelson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

56.46696, -2.94582

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via NCN 1 Dundee to Tain
  • 🐕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
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Coot, Mallard +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Coot, Mallard +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN 1 Dundee to Tain

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Heritage

Cemetery — local history and memorials

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 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
Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

71 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
Pine Cone TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Burial ground off Broughty Ferry Road

📷 Douglas Nelson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Burial ground off Broughty Ferry Road

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