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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome66 ha
Getting here
57.18374, -2.10619
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️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
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️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
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Smoothcap, Crescent-cup Liverwort +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Formartine and Buchan WayWalking route86 km▾
Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead
Named routeLength 86 kmNational walking route
99 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
City Centre<>Airport LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route10 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
39,563 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
39,563 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Mallard · Jackdaw +25
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- TealAnas crecca
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects13 species
winterspring
2026▾
2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Melangyna lasiophthalma · Beech Leaf Miner · Parasyrphus punctulatus +8
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Melangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalma
- Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi
- Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatus
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Silky Wall Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Dilated Scalewort · Shining Hookeria +6
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Palustriella commutata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
39,563 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Mallard · Jackdaw +25
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- TealAnas crecca
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects13 species
winterspring
2026▾
2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Melangyna lasiophthalma · Beech Leaf Miner · Parasyrphus punctulatus +8
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Melangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalma
- Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi
- Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatus
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Silky Wall Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Dilated Scalewort · Shining Hookeria +6
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Palustriella commutata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palustriella commutata
Palustriella commutata
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum