William Forsythe Community Garden
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
57.33273, -2.31288
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Tufted Duck
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 366m away — 5 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Tufted Duck
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 366m away — 5 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Tufted Duck, Robin +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Moorhen, Tufted Duck, Robin +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, July Highflyer, Rosy Rustic +166 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 route1 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.4 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 6.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route286 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 286 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,615 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,615 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMoorhen · Robin · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon · Swift +32
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- SwiftApus apus2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2019
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Mole
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects17 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus ribesii · Tree Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Larch Ladybird +12
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Common Red Soldier Beetle
White Dead-nettle · Wood Anemone · Common Dog-violet · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,615 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMoorhen · Robin · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon · Swift +32
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- SwiftApus apus2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2019
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Mole
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects17 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus ribesii · Tree Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Larch Ladybird +12
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Common Red Soldier Beetle
White Dead-nettle · Wood Anemone · Common Dog-violet · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhagonycha fulva
Rhagonycha fulva
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2023Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera202310-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202310-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2023Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2023Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2023White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2020White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2020