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Victoria Park

📷 Bill Harrison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

57.15193, -2.12206

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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
☕The Coffee Box — 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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕The Coffee Box — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPicnic spotToilets

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8 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Hawthorn Shieldbug +40 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Hawthorn Shieldbug +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

105 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

City Centre<>Airport LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Deeside WayCycling route

Named routeRef 195National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route169 m

Named routeRef 1Length 169 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

31,915 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

31,915 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2026

Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +38

BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

2-spot Ladybird

2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

31,915 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2026

Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +38

BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

2-spot Ladybird

2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bill Harrison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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