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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › North East Scotland › Aberdeen City Getting here
57.16965, -2.10229
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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Smoothcap, Crescent-cup Liverwort +21 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Smoothcap, Crescent-cup Liverwort +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird, Phloiophilus edwardsii +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird, Phloiophilus edwardsii +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 109 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 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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Named route Ref 1 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
43,295 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,295 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Magpie +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Teal Anas crecca Blackbird Turdus merula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Turnstone Arenaria interpres Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dipper Cinclus cinclus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Eider Somateria mollissima Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greylag Goose Anser anser Starling Sturnus vulgaris 🐸 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 Common Feather-moss · Fox-tail Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap · Crescent-cup Liverwort +13
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Capillary Thread-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,295 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Magpie +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Teal Anas crecca Blackbird Turdus merula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Turnstone Arenaria interpres Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dipper Cinclus cinclus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Eider Somateria mollissima Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greylag Goose Anser anser Starling Sturnus vulgaris 🐸 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 Common Feather-moss · Fox-tail Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap · Crescent-cup Liverwort +13
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Capillary Thread-moss 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 Bryum capillare
Bryum capillare
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Palustriella commutata Palustriella commutata
Palustriella commutata Palustriella commutata
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides 