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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › Scotland › North East Scotland › Aberdeenshire Getting here
57.66790, -2.49602
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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 🛝 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 ☀️ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Eider, Great Black-backed Gull +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Eider, Great Black-backed Gull +89 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ectopsocus petersi, 10-spot Ladybird, Cerobasis guestfalica +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ectopsocus petersi, 10-spot Ladybird, Cerobasis guestfalica +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Whitehills alternative Cycling route ▾
Named route 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 907 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 907 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 3.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Macduff Harbour as seen from The Knowes - geograph.org.uk - 8163059
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Wildlife to spot
4,969 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,969 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Herring Gull · Shag · Pied Wagtail · Great Black-backed Gull · Goosander +40
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Goosander Mergus merganser Eider Somateria mollissima Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Redshank Tringa totanus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Turnstone Arenaria interpres Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Gannet Morus bassanus Curlew Numenius arquata Starling Sturnus vulgaris Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Common Gull Larus canus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Sanderling Calidris alba Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Common Guillemot Uria aalge Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunlin Calidris alpina Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota Common Tern Sterna hirundo Teal Anas crecca Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Swift Apus apus Linnet Linaria cannabina House Martin Delichon urbicum Whitethroat Curruca communis Sand Martin Riparia riparia Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Blackbird Turdus merula Raven Corvus corax Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Mole · Otter
Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Mole Talpa europaea Otter Lutra lutra 2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi · Palloptera scutellata · Cartodere bifasciata +4
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Larch Ladybird Fox-and-cubs · Field Horsetail · Sea Spleenwort · Sea Plantain
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense Sea Spleenwort Asplenium marinum Sea Plantain Plantago maritima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,969 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Herring Gull · Shag · Pied Wagtail · Great Black-backed Gull · Goosander +40
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Goosander Mergus merganser Eider Somateria mollissima Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Redshank Tringa totanus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Turnstone Arenaria interpres Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Gannet Morus bassanus Curlew Numenius arquata Starling Sturnus vulgaris Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Common Gull Larus canus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Sanderling Calidris alba Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Common Guillemot Uria aalge Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunlin Calidris alpina Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota Common Tern Sterna hirundo Teal Anas crecca Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Swift Apus apus Linnet Linaria cannabina House Martin Delichon urbicum Whitethroat Curruca communis Sand Martin Riparia riparia Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Blackbird Turdus merula Raven Corvus corax Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Mole · Otter
Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Mole Talpa europaea Otter Lutra lutra 2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi · Palloptera scutellata · Cartodere bifasciata +4
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Larch Ladybird Fox-and-cubs · Field Horsetail · Sea Spleenwort · Sea Plantain
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense Sea Spleenwort Asplenium marinum Sea Plantain Plantago maritima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aphidecta obliterata
Aphidecta obliterata
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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