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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
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Places › Scotland › North East Scotland › Aberdeen City Getting here
57.15969, -2.09766
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Grub — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Grub — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 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, Magpie, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Smoothcap, Crescent-cup Liverwort +18 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Smoothcap, Crescent-cup Liverwort +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 104 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 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 169 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 169 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
43,602 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,602 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Teal · Magpie · Great Tit +26
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Teal Anas crecca Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Turnstone Arenaria interpres Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Eider Somateria mollissima Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greylag Goose Anser anser Starling Sturnus vulgaris Smew Mergellus albellus Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
2-spot Ladybird · Phloiophilus edwardsii · 10-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Melangyna lasiophthalma +8
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Phloiophilus edwardsii Phloiophilus edwardsii 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma Beech Leaf Miner Orchestes fagi Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Smoothcap · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Fox-tail Feather-moss +15
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Rough-stalked Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,602 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Teal · Magpie · Great Tit +26
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Teal Anas crecca Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Turnstone Arenaria interpres Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Eider Somateria mollissima Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greylag Goose Anser anser Starling Sturnus vulgaris Smew Mergellus albellus Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
2-spot Ladybird · Phloiophilus edwardsii · 10-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Melangyna lasiophthalma +8
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Phloiophilus edwardsii Phloiophilus edwardsii 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma Beech Leaf Miner Orchestes fagi Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Smoothcap · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Fox-tail Feather-moss +15
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Rough-stalked Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Parasyrphus punctulatus Parasyrphus punctulatus
Parasyrphus punctulatus Parasyrphus punctulatus
Anthonomus bituberculatus Anthonomus bituberculatus
Anthonomus bituberculatus Anthonomus bituberculatus
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Coelopa frigida Coelopa frigida
Coelopa frigida Coelopa frigida Brachythecium rutabulum
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
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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