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55.89807, -3.65923
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 204m 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 204m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
River Avon Heritage Trail Walking route 14 km ▾
Named route Length 14 km Regional walking route
Show on map 41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 National Cycle Network
Show on map River Almond to Breich Water Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Whitburn Town Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7 m ▾
Named route Ref 75 Length 7 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 986 m ▾
Named route Ref 75 Length 986 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 106 m ▾
Named route Ref 75 Length 106 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blue Route Mountain bike route ▾
Red Route Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Cemetery gates on Hardhill Road
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Wildlife to spot
23,414 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,414 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Coot · Mallard · Mute Swan · Moorhen +44
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica Teal Anas crecca2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Oedemera virescens · Cheilosia · Leucozona lucorum · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Otiorhynchus armadillo +13
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens Cheilosia Cheilosia Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo Eristalis Eristalis Scathophaga stercoraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,414 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Coot · Mallard · Mute Swan · Moorhen +44
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica Teal Anas crecca2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Oedemera virescens · Cheilosia · Leucozona lucorum · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Otiorhynchus armadillo +13
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens Cheilosia Cheilosia Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo Eristalis Eristalis Scathophaga stercoraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus
Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Asilidae Asilidae
Asilidae Asilidae
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Sarcophagidae Sarcophagidae
Sarcophagidae Sarcophagidae
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus