The nature reserve connects with the Dighty Burn and is voluntarily operated by Countryside Rangers as well as the Scottish Wildlife Trust and owned by Dundee City Council.

[1] Trottick Mill Ponds was originally created to be used as a water source for the nearby Claverhouse Bleachworks factory which was used for the cleaning and drying processes for the linen production in Dundee back in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

[2] The nature reserve is now popular among local residents and visitors to Dundee and is also used for educational purposes as well.

There are different types of wildlife found at Trottick Mill Ponds, most prominently, two resident mute swans.

The sluice gates that were constructed at the reserve continue to be in use for the purpose of maintaining circulation of the water in the ponds.