🌱 Urban park

Drying Green

📷 John Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.86929, -4.55017

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Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Rook, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +72 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Rook, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +72 more · last seen 2025

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground, café

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Family friendly

Good match

Free

Urban park — family destination

Insect spotting

Good match

Free

Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly · last seen 2024

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Clyde Coastal PathWalking route▾

Named routeRegional walking route

Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to GirvanWalking route▾

This creation is Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan. Any route from Girvan is a busy road with no shoulders. Bus/Train to Barrhill and continue to Whithorn, the spiritual home of Saint Ninian..

Named routeRef WW-aRegional walking route

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Cycling

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59 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 7Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Route 75Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

Glasgow Airport Cycle RoutesCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route343 m▾

Named routeRef 7Length 343 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route116 m▾

Named routeRef 7Length 116 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

About this urban park

Drying Green is a urban park.

Wildlife to spot

4,784 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

4,784 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds75 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Rook · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Jackdaw

+70 more species

All 75 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

RookCorvus frugilegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Rock DoveColumba livia
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoosanderMergus merganser
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
CootFulica atra
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SiskinSpinus spinus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
TealAnas crecca
DipperCinclus cinclus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Common GullLarus canus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Mergus merganser merganserMergus merganser merganser2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023

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Mammals4 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Brown Hare

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Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Frog

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Insects2 species

springautumn

2024

Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,784 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds75 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Rook · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Jackdaw

+70 more species

All 75 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

RookCorvus frugilegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Rock DoveColumba livia
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoosanderMergus merganser
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
CootFulica atra
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SiskinSpinus spinus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
TealAnas crecca
DipperCinclus cinclus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Common GullLarus canus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Mergus merganser merganserMergus merganser merganser2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023

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Mammals4 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Brown Hare

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Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Frog

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Insects2 species

springautumn

2024

Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 John Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

🌱 Visiting this spring

🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Café

Cafe at the Carrick · 151m

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Playground

2 · 177m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Crosslee ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Houston Road Park (Bridge of Weir)Urban park1.5 km→🌱Central ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Rankine ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Thomas Shanks Public ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱The GlenUrban park2.6 km→