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Bankton Mains Bowling Club

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

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.87304, -3.51002

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 129m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

5 activities

Bowling greens

Bowling green

Paid

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Magpie +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Magpie +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Sarcophagidae, Oedemera, Hoverfly +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sarcophagidae, Oedemera, Hoverfly +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cylindric Beard-moss, Streblotrichum convolutum, Pointed Spear-moss +25 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Cylindric Beard-moss, Streblotrichum convolutum, Pointed Spear-moss +25 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 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
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Cycling

86 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
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Little Vantage to BaddinsgillMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bankton Mains Path

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

Bankton Mains Path

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🌱Howden ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Almondell and Calderwood Country ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Japanese GardenUrban park3.2 km→🌱Ennis Neighbourhood ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Eliburn ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱East Calder ParkUrban park4 km→

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