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🌱 Urban park

Bogside Park

6 ha

📷 Alec MacKinnon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PlayDogsMountain bikes
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

55.97308, -4.05796

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Best for

5 activities

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Mountain biking

Good match

Named MTB route nearby: Great North Trail (Central Belt)

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Antonine WayWalking route▾
Named route
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km▾
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
John Muir Way (Croy to Falkirk)Walking route20 km▾
Named routeRef JMWLength 20 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
John Muir Way (Strathblane to Croy)Walking route20.8 km▾
Named routeRef JMWLength 20.8 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Woodpecker TrailWalking route1.8 km▾

You'll often hear great spotted woodpeckers drumming or calling in Orchardton Woods, but follow the trail to discover what amazing birds they are! Tarmac and gravel paths, narrow in places, flat and even, some sections can be muddy.

Named routeLength 1.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

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20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
John Muir WayCycling route215 km▾
Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
Cumbernauld Cycle Route 4aCycling route▾
Named routeRef 4aLocal cycle route
Cumbernauld Cycle Route 1eCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1eLocal cycle route
Cumbernauld Cycle Route 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Cumbernauld Cycle Route 1fCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1fLocal cycle route
Cumbernauld Cycle Route 3aCycling route▾
Named routeRef 3aLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km▾
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Eas DubhMountain bike route▾
Named route

About this urban park

Bogside Park is a urban park covering 6 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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Bogside Park, Kilsyth

📷 Alec MacKinnon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bogside Park, Kilsyth

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦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

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Parking

Airdrie Road Car Park · 191m

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Playground

53m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Colzium Margaret Lennox Memorial EstateUrban park2.1 km→🌱Cumbernauld Community ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Burn GreenUrban park500 m→🌱Burngreen ParkUrban park500 m→🦉RavenswoodNature reserve4.6 km→🌱Twechar ParkUrban park2.9 km→