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Chryston Church

📷 Chris Upson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.90675, -4.09886

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 473m away — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 473m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Syrphus ribesii +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Syrphus ribesii +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Strathkelvin Railway Path

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Giant Hogweed · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The North Calder Heritage TrailWalking route

Named route

Seven Lochs TrailWalking route

www.sevenlochs.org

Named routeLocal walking route

Provan Hall TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km

Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route

Hayston PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

Cumbernauld Cycle Route 4aCycling route

Named routeRef 4aLocal cycle route

Cumbernauld Cycle Route 2Cycling route

Named routeRef 2Local cycle route

Cumbernauld Cycle Route 1fCycling route

Named routeRef 1fLocal cycle route

Cumbernauld Cycle Route 1bCycling route

Named routeRef 1bLocal cycle route

🚵

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

5,431 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,431 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Jackdaw +53

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Common GullLarus canus
JayGarrulus glandarius
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
TealAnas crecca
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
SwallowHirundo rustica
SiskinSpinus spinus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RookCorvus frugilegus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
DipperCinclus cinclus
NuthatchSitta europaea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
WigeonMareca penelope
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PochardAythya ferina

🦌

Mammals1 species

winterspring

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects7 species

summerautumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Syrphus ribesii · Hieroglyphic Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird +2

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Giant Hogweed

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,431 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Jackdaw +53

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Common GullLarus canus
JayGarrulus glandarius
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
TealAnas crecca
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
SwallowHirundo rustica
SiskinSpinus spinus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RookCorvus frugilegus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
DipperCinclus cinclus
NuthatchSitta europaea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
WigeonMareca penelope
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PochardAythya ferina

🦌

Mammals1 species

winterspring

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects7 species

summerautumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Syrphus ribesii · Hieroglyphic Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird +2

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Giant Hogweed

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Chris Upson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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