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Castlebank Park

7 ha

📷 David Hamilton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

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55.67097, -3.78708

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
🐕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

11 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Coot +72 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Ancient woodland

Very strong match

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Coot +72 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Red Campion, Marsh-marigold +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum, Tree Bumblebee +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Clyde WalkwayWalking route68 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 routeRef CWLength 68 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lanark to Biggar via Hyndford BridgeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Lanark (Kirkfieldbank) to Happendon BridgeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Lanark (Kirkfieldbank) to BiggarCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

15,756 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,756 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Mallard · Mute Swan · Coot · Jackdaw · Moorhen +51

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CootFulica atra2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WigeonMareca penelope
MagpiePica pica2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
TealAnas crecca2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025

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Mammals2 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Leucozona glaucia · Syrphus ribesii · Marmalade Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug

Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,756 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Mallard · Mute Swan · Coot · Jackdaw · Moorhen +51

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CootFulica atra2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WigeonMareca penelope
MagpiePica pica2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
TealAnas crecca2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Leucozona glaucia · Syrphus ribesii · Marmalade Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug

Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Hamilton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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