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Places › Scotland › Central Scotland › North Lanarkshire Getting here
55.87094, -4.02700
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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 201m 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 201m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Broad-leaved Willowherb, Cleavers +196 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Broad-leaved Willowherb, Cleavers +196 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Bramble, Bifid Hemp-nettle, Hawkweed +23 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The North Calder Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Seven Lochs Trail Walking route ▾
www.sevenlochs.org
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Strathkelvin Railway Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 79 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 National Cycle Network
Show on map Holytown to Eurocentral Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Glasgow to Cumbernauld Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Strathkelvin Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 79 m ▾
Named route Ref 75 Length 79 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 29 m ▾
Named route Ref 75 Length 29 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,925 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,925 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Dunnock · Robin · Blackbird +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Syrphus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Cicadella viridis · 7-spot Ladybird +17
Syrphus Syrphus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2023 Melanostoma 🌿 Plants 36 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Blue Fleabane · Erophila verna · Henbit Dead-nettle · Yellow Corydalis · Rue-leaved Saxifrage +31
Blue Fleabane Erigeron acris Erophila verna Erophila verna Henbit Dead-nettle Lamium amplexicaule2023 Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2023 Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites2023 Creeping-Jenny Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,925 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Dunnock · Robin · Blackbird +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Syrphus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Cicadella viridis · 7-spot Ladybird +17
Syrphus Syrphus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2023 Melanostoma 🌿 Plants 36 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Blue Fleabane · Erophila verna · Henbit Dead-nettle · Yellow Corydalis · Rue-leaved Saxifrage +31
Blue Fleabane Erigeron acris Erophila verna Erophila verna Henbit Dead-nettle Lamium amplexicaule2023 Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2023 Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites2023 Creeping-Jenny Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melanostoma
Melanostoma
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2023
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2023
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2023
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2023
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2023
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2023 Lysimachia nummularia
Lysimachia nummularia
White-stemmed Bramble Rubus cockburnianus
White-stemmed Bramble Rubus cockburnianus
Common Millet Panicum miliaceum
Common Millet Panicum miliaceum
Rough Bent Agrostis scabra
Rough Bent Agrostis scabra
Thunberg's Barberry Berberis thunbergii
Thunberg's Barberry Berberis thunbergii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Hedera helix Hedera helix
Hedera helix Hedera helix
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Stellaria media Stellaria media
Stellaria media Stellaria media
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. hibernicus Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. hibernicus2023
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. hibernicus Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. hibernicus2023
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2022
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2022
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2022
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2022
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine2022
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine2022
Darwin's Barberry Berberis darwinii2022
Darwin's Barberry Berberis darwinii2022
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2022
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2022
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor2022
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor2022
Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum2022
Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum2022
Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum2022
Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum2022
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2022
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