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Craigneuk Playing Fields

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.86274, -3.96173

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Broom, Gorse +57 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bluebell, Broom, Gorse +57 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Painted Lady, Orange Ladybird, Small Tortoiseshell +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Painted Lady, Orange Ladybird, Small Tortoiseshell +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ground-elder, Beech, Bramble +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
The North Calder Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

73 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network
Holytown to Eurocentral Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 75Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route6 m
Named routeLength 6 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
Main RouteCycling route637 m
Named routeRef 75Length 637 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 m
Named routeRef 75Length 1 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Compound, Petersburn Road

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Compound, Petersburn Road

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Nearby places

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🌱Summerlee MuseumUrban park4.4 km→🌱Rawyards ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Dunbeth ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Cecil ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Central ParkUrban park1.1 km→

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