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Roseisle Picnic Area

📷 Steven Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

57.67245, -3.50246

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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
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ 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
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Eider, Herring Gull, Velvet Scoter +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Eider, Herring Gull, Velvet Scoter +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Moray Coast Trail

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Moray Coast TrailWalking route72 km

Named routeLength 72 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,445 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,445 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

autumnwinter

2026

Red-breasted Merganser · Red-throated Diver · Herring Gull · Eider · Velvet Scoter +40

Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Crested TitLophophanes cristatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Eyed Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird

Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,445 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

autumnwinter

2026

Red-breasted Merganser · Red-throated Diver · Herring Gull · Eider · Velvet Scoter +40

Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Crested TitLophophanes cristatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Eyed Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird

Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Steven Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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