Angus and Dundee provides ample opportunity to enjoy the soothing and relaxing sound of birdsong and bubbling brooks.

On the Angus coast, there is a fascinating array of birds and other wildlife along the Seaton Cliffs Nature Trail, Arbroath, which is part of the Angus Coastal Trail.

Inland, you can see salmon leaping at the Rocks of Solitude near Edzell, and forest life around the beautiful Reekie Linn waterfall near Kirriemuir. Care of the environment and the variety of wildlife natural habitats they support falls, in many cases, to the Scottish Wildlife Trust. Their work, on show at the Montrose Basin is both informative and well regarded. The RSPB have a similar facility at Loch of Kinnordy.

Both facilities offer child friendly facilities to spot ospreys, gulls, ducks, geese and grebes, from hides or viewing platforms. For horse lovers, a visit to the Mountains Animal Sanctuary for rescued horses, ponies and donkeys, set at Glenogil near Forfar, is inspiring and thought-provoking.