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▾ 🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pink-footed Goose and Mute Swan 🌿 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
🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pink-footed Goose and Mute Swan 🌿 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pink-footed Goose, Mute Swan, Greylag Goose +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pink-footed Goose, Mute Swan, Greylag Goose +63 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady +88 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady +88 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Reed Canary-grass, Jacobaea, Marsh-marigold +267 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Reed Canary-grass, Jacobaea, Marsh-marigold +267 more · last seen 2017
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Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Chickweed, Common Hemp-Nettle agg. +31 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lanark to Biggar via Hyndford Bridge Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,621 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,621 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Pink-footed Goose · Mute Swan · Greylag Goose · Barnacle Goose · Little Egret +39
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2021 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Raven Corvus corax2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Merlin Falco columbarius2022 Great White Egret Ardea alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Great Tit Parus major2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Common Gull Larus canus2021 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens2019 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons2021 Greenland White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons flavirostris2021 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2021 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2021 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2020 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2020 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2020 Curlew Numenius arquata2020 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Painted Lady · Green-veined White · Small Tortoiseshell · Ringlet · Zwicknia bifrons +4
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 Zwicknia bifrons Zwicknia bifrons Red Admiral Snowdrop · Reed Canary-grass · Greater Stitchwort · Coltsfoot · Amphibious Bistort +17
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2019 Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2019 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2019 Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia2019 Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,621 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Pink-footed Goose · Mute Swan · Greylag Goose · Barnacle Goose · Little Egret +39
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2021 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Raven Corvus corax2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Merlin Falco columbarius2022 Great White Egret Ardea alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Great Tit Parus major2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Common Gull Larus canus2021 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens2019 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons2021 Greenland White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons flavirostris2021 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2021 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2021 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2020 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2020 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2020 Curlew Numenius arquata2020 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Painted Lady · Green-veined White · Small Tortoiseshell · Ringlet · Zwicknia bifrons +4
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 Zwicknia bifrons Zwicknia bifrons Red Admiral Snowdrop · Reed Canary-grass · Greater Stitchwort · Coltsfoot · Amphibious Bistort +17
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2019 Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2019 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2019 Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia2019 Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vanessa atalanta2019
Vanessa atalanta2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019 2019
2019
Marsh Violet Viola palustris2019
Marsh Violet Viola palustris2019
Alder Alnus glutinosa2019
Alder Alnus glutinosa2019
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2019
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2019
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2019
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2019
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2019
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2019
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2019
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2019
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2019
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2019
Winter-cress Barbarea vulgaris2019
Winter-cress Barbarea vulgaris2019
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2019
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2019
Gorse Ulex europaeus2019
Gorse Ulex europaeus2019
Hybrid Woundwort Stachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua2019
Hybrid Woundwort Stachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua2019
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2019
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2019
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis2019
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis2019
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2019
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2019
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2019
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2019
Callitriche stagnalis Callitriche stagnalis2019
Callitriche stagnalis Callitriche stagnalis2019 