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57.15714, -2.09583
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 122m away — 18 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 122m away — 18 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, 2-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, 2-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 1 Dundee to Tain
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 98 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
24,426 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,426 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Eider Somateria mollissima Turnstone Arenaria interpres Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Smew Mergellus albellus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
2-spot Ladybird · Melangyna lasiophthalma · Beech Leaf Miner · Cream-spot Ladybird · Elipsocus hyalinus +3
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma Beech Leaf Miner Orchestes fagi Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Wall Screw-moss · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Elegant Bristle-moss · Common Smoothcap
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,426 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Eider Somateria mollissima Turnstone Arenaria interpres Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Smew Mergellus albellus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
2-spot Ladybird · Melangyna lasiophthalma · Beech Leaf Miner · Cream-spot Ladybird · Elipsocus hyalinus +3
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma Beech Leaf Miner Orchestes fagi Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Wall Screw-moss · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Elegant Bristle-moss · Common Smoothcap
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata 