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55.72763, -4.22850
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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 🌿 Foraging 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh-marigold, Jacobaea, Meadowsweet +137 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Marsh-marigold, Jacobaea, Meadowsweet +137 more · last seen 2017
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Sorrel, Hawthorn +14 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Old Drove Road Walking Route Walking route ▾
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 756 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 756 National Cycle Network
Show on map East Kilbride Cycle Network Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map East Kilbride to Strathaven cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map East Kilbride Cycle Network Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map East Kilbride Cycle Network Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map Eaglesham to Strathaven Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
2,509 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,509 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +39
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Cream-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023 Elder · Enchanter's-nightshade · Horse-chestnut · Tufted Hair-grass · Rhododendron +20
Elder Sambucus nigra Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Bay Willow Salix pentandra Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,509 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +39
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Cream-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023 Elder · Enchanter's-nightshade · Horse-chestnut · Tufted Hair-grass · Rhododendron +20
Elder Sambucus nigra Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Bay Willow Salix pentandra Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Polypody Polypodium vulgare
Polypody Polypodium vulgare
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Timothy Phleum pratense
Timothy Phleum pratense
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Oval Sedge Carex leporina
Oval Sedge Carex leporina
Red Currant Ribes rubrum
Red Currant Ribes rubrum
Alsike Clover Trifolium hybridum
Alsike Clover Trifolium hybridum
Orange-ball-tree Buddleja globosa
Orange-ball-tree Buddleja globosa
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Red Horse-chestnut Aesculus carnea
Red Horse-chestnut Aesculus carnea 