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55.84260, -4.33448
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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 177m 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 177m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Peregrine +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Peregrine +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Red-legged Shieldbug +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Red-legged Shieldbug +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Kelvin Walkway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan Walking route ▾
This creation is Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan. Any route from Girvan is a busy road with no shoulders. Bus/Train to Barrhill and continue to Whithorn, the spiritual home of Saint Ninian..
Named route Ref WW-a Regional walking route
Show on map White Cart Walkway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Stamperland Walkway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 137 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Woodside Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 National Cycle Network
Show on map Newton Mearns Commuter Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Cardonald Cemetery and Cardonald College
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Wildlife to spot
49,751 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 49,751 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Robin +48
Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Buzzard Buteo buteo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Red-legged Shieldbug · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Dasysyrphus albostriatus +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae Wild Onion · Shining Crane's-bill · Smooth Lady's-mantle
Wild Onion Allium vineale Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 49,751 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Robin +48
Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Buzzard Buteo buteo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Red-legged Shieldbug · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Dasysyrphus albostriatus +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae Wild Onion · Shining Crane's-bill · Smooth Lady's-mantle
Wild Onion Allium vineale Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coenosia tigrina
Coenosia tigrina
Coenosia tigrina
Coenosia tigrina
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Meliscaeva Meliscaeva
Meliscaeva Meliscaeva
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
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