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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › North East Scotland › Aberdeen City Getting here
57.17230, -2.11429
Open directionsv 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss +20 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss +20 more · last seen 2026
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Formartine and Buchan Way Walking route 86 km ▾
Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead
Named route Length 86 km National walking route
Show on map 124 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
City Centre<>Airport Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Deeside Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 195 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
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 Main Route Cycling route 10 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 10 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
38,698 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,698 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Magpie +23
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Teal Anas crecca Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dipper Cinclus cinclus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Eider Somateria mollissima Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Melangyna lasiophthalma · Beech Leaf Miner · Parasyrphus punctulatus +7
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma Beech Leaf Miner Orchestes fagi Parasyrphus punctulatus Parasyrphus punctulatus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Silky Wall Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Dilated Scalewort · Shining Hookeria +4
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Palustriella commutata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,698 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Magpie +23
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Teal Anas crecca Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dipper Cinclus cinclus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Eider Somateria mollissima Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Melangyna lasiophthalma · Beech Leaf Miner · Parasyrphus punctulatus +7
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma Beech Leaf Miner Orchestes fagi Parasyrphus punctulatus Parasyrphus punctulatus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Silky Wall Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Dilated Scalewort · Shining Hookeria +4
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Palustriella commutata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anthonomus bituberculatus Anthonomus bituberculatus
Anthonomus bituberculatus Anthonomus bituberculatus
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Phloiophilus edwardsii Phloiophilus edwardsii
Phloiophilus edwardsii Phloiophilus edwardsii
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum Palustriella commutata
Palustriella commutata
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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