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Abbeygreen Church

📷 Elliott Simpson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via NCN National Route 74
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via NCN National Route 74
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Peacock +93 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — River Grimmia, Common Pocket-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 74

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Clyde WalkwayWalking route68 km

The Clyde Walkway is 65 km long from Riverside Museum, Glasgow and New Lanark in South Lanarkshire. Created as a joint enterprise by the Glasgow City, South and North Lanarkshire Councils. Close to urban centres with easy access to public transport.

Named routeRef CWLength 68 kmNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 74Cycling route

Named routeRef 74National Cycle Network

Lanark (Kirkfieldbank) to Happendon BridgeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route53 m

Named routeRef 74Length 53 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4.1 km

Named routeRef 74Length 4.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.4 km

Named routeRef 74Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route55 m

Named routeRef 74Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,013 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,013 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Magpie · Great Tit +36

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JackdawColoeus monedula
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
NuthatchSitta europaea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SwiftApus apus
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SiskinSpinus spinus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DipperCinclus cinclus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Giant Hogweed

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,013 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Magpie · Great Tit +36

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JackdawColoeus monedula
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
NuthatchSitta europaea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SwiftApus apus
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SiskinSpinus spinus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DipperCinclus cinclus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Giant Hogweed

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Elliott Simpson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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