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🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
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55.88490, -4.31339
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Nature reserve; Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Moorhen +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, picnic area
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Clyde Coastal Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Allander Walkway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National walking route
Show on map Thomas Muir Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Clyde Walkway Walking route 68 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 route Ref CW Length 68 km National walking route
Show on map 149 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bears Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref K Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 754 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 754 National Cycle Network
Show on map Kelvin Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Colleges Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Glasgow to Cumbernauld Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bishopbriggs Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Great North Trail (Grampian Mountains) Mountain bike route 261.2 km ▾
Named route Length 261.2 km National Cycle Network
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About this nature reserve Bingham's Pond is a local nature reserve of 2 hectares located in Glasgow City. This small reserve offers a peaceful spot for observing wetland wildlife, including various birds and amphibians, set within a natural habitat.
Photos Swans on a frozen Bingham's Pond Great Western Road
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Wildlife to spot
67,051 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 67,051 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Moorhen · Coot · Magpie · Mallard +35
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Dunnock Prunella modularis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Tit Parus major Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Eleagnus Sucker · Plagiolepis alluaudi · Harlequin Ladybird
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Eleagnus Sucker Cacopsylla fulguralis Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Cowslip · Marsh-marigold · Coltsfoot · Snowdrop · Alder +5
Cowslip Primula veris Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Alder Alnus glutinosa Elder Sambucus nigra Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 67,051 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Moorhen · Coot · Magpie · Mallard +35
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Dunnock Prunella modularis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Tit Parus major Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Eleagnus Sucker · Plagiolepis alluaudi · Harlequin Ladybird
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Eleagnus Sucker Cacopsylla fulguralis Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Cowslip · Marsh-marigold · Coltsfoot · Snowdrop · Alder +5
Cowslip Primula veris Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Alder Alnus glutinosa Elder Sambucus nigra Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eastern Sowbread Cyclamen coum
Eastern Sowbread Cyclamen coum
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
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