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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.85908, -3.55694
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐾Eagle Owl on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐾Eagle Owl on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Common Green Grasshopper +34 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
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67 signed routes nearby
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Route 75Cycling route▾
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Peel PathCycling route▾
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Bankton Mains PathCycling route▾
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Murieston PathCycling route▾
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Almond PathCycling route▾
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Nell Burn PathCycling route▾
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Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
🅿️Parking
7 nearby · Free · 62m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Sciurus carolinensis2025
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Persicaria maculosa
Persicaria maculosa
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisGrey AlderAlnus incanaGrey AlderAlnus incanaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumHawkweedHieraciumHawkweedHieraciumGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvensePale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifoliaPale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifoliaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraTaraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.AspenPopulus tremulaAspenPopulus tremulaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaTuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosumTuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosumMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaCanadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensisCanadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensisSessile OakQuercus petraeaSessile OakQuercus petraeaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumSweet CicelyMyrrhis odorataSweet CicelyMyrrhis odorataBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseBird CherryPrunus padusBird CherryPrunus padusHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensOsierSalix viminalisOsierSalix viminalisOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisSaxifrageSaxifragaSaxifrageSaxifragaWestern Balsam-poplarPopulus trichocarpaWestern Balsam-poplarPopulus trichocarpaBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaMeadow FescueSchedonorus pratensisMeadow FescueSchedonorus pratensisCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaEvents & activities nearby
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