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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.86122, -3.67847
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Swift
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 220m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Swift
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 220m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Swift, Great Tit +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Raven, Swift, Great Tit +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75Cycling route▾
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Whitburn Town WalkCycling route▾
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Main RouteCycling route986 m▾
Named routeRef 75Length 986 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route106 m▾
Named routeRef 75Length 106 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route180 m▾
Named routeRef 75Length 180 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
8,965 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,965 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds15 species
winterspring
2025▾
Raven · Mute Swan · Jackdaw · Kestrel · Chiffchaff +10
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SwiftApus apus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Darter · Black Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Azure Damselfly +11
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Brachypera zoilus
Common Pincushion · Lateral Cryphaea · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Red Bartsia · Cat's-ear +128
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
- Heath Wood-rush
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,965 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds15 species
winterspring
2025▾
Raven · Mute Swan · Jackdaw · Kestrel · Chiffchaff +10
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SwiftApus apus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Darter · Black Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Azure Damselfly +11
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Brachypera zoilus
Common Pincushion · Lateral Cryphaea · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Red Bartsia · Cat's-ear +128
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
- Heath Wood-rush
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brachypera zoilus
Brachypera zoilus
Eudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolorMegoura viciaeMegoura viciaeMegoura viciaeMegoura viciaeCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2024Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2024Minettia inustaMinettia inusta2024Minettia inustaMinettia inusta2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Luzula multiflora
Luzula multiflora
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albaWhite PoplarPopulus albaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaPoplarPopulusPoplarPopulusStag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatumStag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatumCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisLoniceraLoniceraLoniceraLoniceraJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburJapanese RoseRosa rugosaJapanese RoseRosa rugosaDwarf NeckeraNeckera pumilaDwarf NeckeraNeckera pumilaMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masGrey AlderAlnus incanaGrey AlderAlnus incanaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineCylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricusCylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricusTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumOsierSalix viminalisOsierSalix viminalisSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaBalding PincushionUlota calvescensBalding PincushionUlota calvescensDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisCommon HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricataCommon ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusJapanese LarchLarix kaempferiJapanese LarchLarix kaempferiCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSea ScalewortFrullania teneriffaeSea ScalewortFrullania teneriffaeSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataCommon ComfreySymphytum officinaleCommon ComfreySymphytum officinaleMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisCommon Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahitCommon Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahitMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreBird CherryPrunus padusBird CherryPrunus padusWhite WillowSalix albaWhite WillowSalix albaBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumItalian AlderAlnus cordataItalian AlderAlnus cordataBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraEvents & activities nearby
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