Limefield Recreation Park
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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.86008, -3.54766
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Corry's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Corry's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull +83 more · last seen 2026
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
playground, café, parking
Birds — Mallard, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull +83 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +55 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rhododendron, Cotoneaster, Meadowsweet +173 more · last seen 2021
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yellow WalkWalking route▾
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Green PathWalking route▾
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Red WalkWalking route▾
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70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network
Peel PathCycling route▾
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Bankton Mains PathCycling route▾
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Murieston PathCycling route▾
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Almond PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Uphall to East CalderCycling route▾
Named routeRef WL17Local cycle route
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Limefield Recreation Park, Polbeth
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Limefield Recreation Park, Polbeth
Facilities
🅿️Parking
5 nearby · Free · 106m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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myrtillusCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow FescueSchedonorus pratensisMeadow FescueSchedonorus pratensisScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaSlender RushJuncus tenuisSlender RushJuncus tenuisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaTaraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Water MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaCommon TwaybladeNeottia ovataCommon TwaybladeNeottia ovataMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseWoodruffGalium odoratumWoodruffGalium odoratumWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumMonkeyflowerErythranthe guttataMonkeyflowerErythranthe guttataCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraAspenPopulus tremulaAspenPopulus tremulaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaHawkweedHieraciumHawkweedHieraciumHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusUpland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermediaUpland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermediaLarge-leaved LimeTilia 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europaeusGorseUlex europaeusColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisGooseberryRibes uva-crispaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperWater CressNasturtium officinaleWater CressNasturtium officinaleSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusEvents & activities nearby
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