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Places › Scotland › North East Scotland › Aberdeen City Getting here
57.18365, -2.10612
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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· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss +22 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Formartine and Buchan Way Walking route 86 km ▾
Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead
Named route Length 86 km National walking route
Show on map 99 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
City Centre<>Airport Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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 10 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 10 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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
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Wildlife to spot
40,506 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,506 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Mallard · Jackdaw +25
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Teal Anas crecca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dipper Cinclus cinclus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Eider Somateria mollissima Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Melangyna lasiophthalma · Beech Leaf Miner · Parasyrphus punctulatus +8
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 Smoothcap · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Dilated Scalewort · Capillary Thread-moss · Waved Silk-moss +8
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia Even Scalewort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,506 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Mallard · Jackdaw +25
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Teal Anas crecca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dipper Cinclus cinclus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Eider Somateria mollissima Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Melangyna lasiophthalma · Beech Leaf Miner · Parasyrphus punctulatus +8
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 Smoothcap · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Dilated Scalewort · Capillary Thread-moss · Waved Silk-moss +8
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia Even Scalewort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anthonomus bituberculatus Anthonomus bituberculatus
Anthonomus bituberculatus Anthonomus bituberculatus
Sylvicola cinctus Sylvicola cinctus
Sylvicola cinctus Sylvicola cinctus
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 Radula complanata
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
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
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