🌱 Urban park

Helensburgh Leisure Centre

0 ha

📷 Richard Sutcliffe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PlayDogsHiking

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

56.00269, -4.73605

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Best for

6 activities

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: John Muir Way (Helensburgh to Balloch)

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: John Muir Way

Varies

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Three Lochs WayWalking route52 km▾

Named routeLength 52 kmNational walking route

John Muir Way (Helensburgh to Balloch)Walking route14.5 km▾

Named routeRef JMWLength 14.5 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Helensburgh to Garelochhead Cycle RouteCycling route▾

Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route

Helensburgh to Arden Cycle RouteCycling route▾

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route 75Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

John Muir WayCycling route215 km▾

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route283 m▾

Named routeRef 75Length 283 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route324 m▾

Named routeRef 75Length 324 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

About this urban park

Helensburgh Leisure Centre is a urban park covering 0 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

12,290 records from NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,290 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds62 species recorded

Goldfinch · Long-tailed Tit · Song Thrush

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Mammals3 species recorded

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer

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Insects4 species recorded

Meliscaeva cinctella · Birch Shieldbug · Brown Chafer

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,290 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds62 species recorded

Goldfinch · Long-tailed Tit · Song Thrush

🦌

Mammals3 species recorded

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer

🐝

Insects4 species recorded

Meliscaeva cinctella · Birch Shieldbug · Brown Chafer

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

📷 Richard Sutcliffe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Helensburgh Skate Park

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Photos

📷 Richard Sutcliffe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Helensburgh Skate Park

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

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

The Terrace Coffee House · 132m

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Parking

6 nearby · Paid · 68m

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Playground

21m away

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Toilets

25m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Weather for this location

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱James Street Community GardenUrban park300 m→🌱Hermitage ParkUrban park700 m→🦉Duchess WoodNature reserve1.6 km→🌱Kidston ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Howie ParkUrban park4.3 km→⛪Helensburgh Parish ChurchReligious grounds300 m→