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Scottish Owl Centre

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📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

55.86580, -3.72100

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Reed Bunting and Mallard
🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
☕The Country Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Reed Bunting and Mallard
🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
☕The Country Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Best for

10 activities

Farm visits

Very strong match

Varies

Zoo or animal collection

Family friendly

Very strong match

Free

playground, café, toilets, picnic area

Playgrounds

Very strong match

Free

playground, toilets, café, parking

Picnic day out

Very strong match

Free

picnic area, café, toilets, car park

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Reed Bunting, Mallard, Sedge Warbler +68 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Reed Bunting, Mallard, Sedge Warbler +68 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

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34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 75Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

Whitburn Town WalkCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route198 m▾

Named routeRef 75Length 198 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route185 m▾

Named routeRef 75Length 185 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route5.4 km▾

Named routeRef 75Length 5.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route7 m▾

Named routeRef 75Length 7 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,808 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

2,808 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds71 species

spring

2025

Reed Bunting · Mallard · Sedge Warbler · Whitethroat · Teal

+66 more species

All 71 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
TealAnas crecca
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CootFulica atra2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
CurlewNumenius arquata
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
SwiftApus apus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
NuthatchSitta europaea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
WigeonMareca penelope2021
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SiskinSpinus spinus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
RavenCorvus corax2019
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2019
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2019
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2019
GoosanderMergus merganser2018

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Mammals6 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Badger · Roe Deer · Red Fox

+1 more species

All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023

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Amphibians1 species

summer

2020

Common Toad

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Insects75 species

springsummer

2025

Large Red Damselfly · Cream-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Oedemera virescens · Larch Ladybird

+70 more species

All 75 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2024

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Plants217 species

spring

2022

Pointed Spear-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Rusty Feather-moss · Atrichum undulatum · White Earwort

+212 more species

All 217 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2017
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2017
Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2017
Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum2017
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,808 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds71 species

spring

2025

Reed Bunting · Mallard · Sedge Warbler · Whitethroat · Teal

+66 more species

All 71 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
TealAnas crecca
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CootFulica atra2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
CurlewNumenius arquata
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
SwiftApus apus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
NuthatchSitta europaea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
WigeonMareca penelope2021
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SiskinSpinus spinus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
RavenCorvus corax2019
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2019
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2019
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2019
GoosanderMergus merganser2018

🦌

Mammals6 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Badger · Roe Deer · Red Fox

+1 more species

All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2020

Common Toad

🐝

Insects75 species

springsummer

2025

Large Red Damselfly · Cream-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Oedemera virescens · Larch Ladybird

+70 more species

All 75 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2024

🌿

Plants217 species

spring

2022

Pointed Spear-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Rusty Feather-moss · Atrichum undulatum · White Earwort

+212 more species

All 217 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2017
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2017
Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2017
Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum2017
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Electric car charging points at Polkemmet

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📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Electric car charging points at Polkemmet

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Facilities

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Café

The Country Café · 70m

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Parking

4 nearby · Free · 32m

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Picnic spot

5 · 134m away

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Playground

149m away

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Toilets

40m away

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Farm visit

0m away

✓ Public accessPaid entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Polkemmet Country ParkUrban park100 m→🏞️PolkemmetCountry park100 m→🌱Polkemmet Country ParkUrban park100 m→🌱Blaeberryhill ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Watson ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Drove Road ParkUrban park4.4 km→

Scottish Owl Centre

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