Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
55.89491, -3.45908
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Mabitt Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Mabitt Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
playground, café, parking
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +47 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Silky Wall Feather-moss +31 more · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yellow WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Green PathWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Red WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cross Borders Drove Road (Harperrig to West Linton)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km▾
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
105 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network
NCN National Route Link 75, 754Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peel PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bankton Mains PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Murieston PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Almond PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Carlops-Balerno MTBMountain bike route▾
Little Vantage to BaddinsgillMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km▾
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
🅿️Parking
Almondell Country Park - South Car Park · 148m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Aphidecta obliterata
Aphidecta obliterata
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Plenogemma phyllantha
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