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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 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Wren +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Wren +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell +84 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell +84 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Bulrush, Dandelion +11 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Herald, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +23 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Herald, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +23 more · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Clyde Walkway Walking route 68 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 route Ref CW Length 68 km National walking route
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Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 74 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 74 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 53 m ▾
Named route Ref 74 Length 53 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 74 Length 4.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 28 m ▾
Named route Ref 74 Length 28 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 74 Length 1.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 411 m ▾
Named route Ref 74 Length 411 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Outer Courtyard, Craignethan Castle
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Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Burdock Arctium
Burdock Arctium
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Oak Quercus
Oak Quercus
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Timothy Phleum pratense
Timothy Phleum pratense
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Eared Willow Salix aurita
Eared Willow Salix aurita
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Hawkweed Hieracium
Hawkweed Hieracium 