Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
56.02514, -4.98986
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Mallard +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Mallard +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rusty Swan-neck Moss, Common Pouchwort, Downy Plait-moss +39 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Meliscaeva cinctella, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Violet Ground Beetle +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Laird's TrailWalking route3 km▾
Named routeLength 3 kmLocal walking route
Riverside TrailWalking route1 km▾
Named routeLength 1 kmLocal walking route
Birchwood TrailWalking route1.5 km▾
Named routeLength 1.5 kmLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Five Ferries RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5FRegional cycle route
Photos
Part of the Arboretum in Benmore Botanic Gardens
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
10,679 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,679 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Chaffinch · Robin · Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Nuthatch +38
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meliscaeva cinctella · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Violet Ground Beetle · Beautiful Demoiselle · Leuctra hippopus +3
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Leuctra hippopusLeuctra hippopus
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Salad Burnet · Kidney Saxifrage
- Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
- Kidney SaxifrageSaxifraga hirsuta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,679 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Chaffinch · Robin · Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Nuthatch +38
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meliscaeva cinctella · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Violet Ground Beetle · Beautiful Demoiselle · Leuctra hippopus +3
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Leuctra hippopusLeuctra hippopus
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Salad Burnet · Kidney Saxifrage
- Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
- Kidney SaxifrageSaxifraga hirsuta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024