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Carriden Parish Church

📷 Bob Simpson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

56.01436, -3.57511

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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
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via NCN National Route 76
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Curlew, Redshank, Herring Gull +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Redshank, Herring Gull +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 76

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: John Muir Way (Linlithgow to South Queensferry)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fife Pilgrim WayWalking route

Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km
Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
West Fife Woodlands WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
River Avon Heritage TrailWalking route14 km
Named routeLength 14 kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

63 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 76Cycling route
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
John Muir WayCycling route215 km
Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 754Cycling route
Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Named routeRef 754Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route75 m
Named routeLength 75 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 76Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Carriden Parish church and graveyard

📷 Bob Simpson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Carriden Parish church and graveyard

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱The PeelUrban park4.2 km→🌱Vennel GardensUrban park4.5 km→🌱Bo'ness ForeshoreUrban park3 km→🦉Kinneil ForeshoreNature reserve3.1 km→🌱Linlithgow PeelUrban park4.2 km→🌱Linlithgow PeelUrban park4.3 km→

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