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Barshaw Park

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.84756, -4.39495

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 265m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 265m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Farm visits

Strong match

Zoo or animal collection nearby

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to GirvanWalking route

This creation is Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan. Any route from Girvan is a busy road with no shoulders. Bus/Train to Barrhill and continue to Whithorn, the spiritual home of Saint Ninian..

Named routeRef WW-aRegional walking route

White Cart WalkwayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

73 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Colleges Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

Newton Mearns Commuter Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Pollok to Darnley Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Brock Burn PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

15,054 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,054 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +39

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
TealAnas crecca2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2025

Halesus radiatus

Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,054 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +39

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
TealAnas crecca2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2025

Halesus radiatus

Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Lairich Rig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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