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Houstoun Square
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🦅 Birds🎠 Play🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
55.83648, -4.51225
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Best for 10 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026
playground, café, parking
Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
Named cycling route nearby: Route 7
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Free Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Birch Shieldbug +3 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan Walking 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 route Ref WW-a Regional walking route
Show on map Semple Trail Walking route ▾ Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 62 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 75 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 75 National Cycle Network
Show on map Glasgow Airport Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Paisley South Link Route Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 343 m ▾ Named route Ref 7 Length 343 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map About this urban park Houstoun Square is a urban park.
Photos
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▾ Houston Square, Johnstone
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‹ › Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 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 ☕ Café
Papamacs Deli Bistro · 33m
🅿️ Parking
William Street Car Park · 83m
✓ Public access Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
7,766 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 7,766 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter spring autumn
2026 Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow
+47 more species Hide species list All 52 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2025 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Rabbit
🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer autumn
2026 Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · Orchid Beetle · Volucella pellucens
+1 more species Hide species list All 6 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,766 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter spring autumn
2026 Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow
+47 more species Hide species list All 52 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2025 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Rabbit
🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer autumn
2026 Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · Orchid Beetle · Volucella pellucens
+1 more species Hide species list All 6 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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