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Braehead Community Garden

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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56.10788, -3.92431

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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 165m 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 165m 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 — Fieldfare, Redwing, Goldeneye +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Fieldfare, Redwing, Goldeneye +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Procumbent Pearlwort, Red Clover, Dandelion +51 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Procumbent Pearlwort, Red Clover, Dandelion +51 more · last seen 2025

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Henry Milne WalkWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

86 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Route 765Cycling route

Named routeRef 765National Cycle Network

Route 768Cycling route

Named routeRef 768National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route123 m

Named routeRef 768Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.3 km

Named routeRef 76Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route78 m

Named routeRef 765Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

24,557 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

24,557 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

autumnwinter

2026

Fieldfare · Redwing · Goldeneye · Marsh Harrier · Black-tailed Godwit +32

FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
MagpiePica pica
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
TealAnas crecca
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

24,557 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

autumnwinter

2026

Fieldfare · Redwing · Goldeneye · Marsh Harrier · Black-tailed Godwit +32

FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
MagpiePica pica
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
TealAnas crecca
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Linden Inn on Colquhoun Street, Braehead

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