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🦅 Birds🌳 Ancient🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Getting here
55.69426, -3.86700
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Long-tailed Tit +63 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
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🌳 Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Long-tailed Tit +63 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Dark Crottle, Usnea subfloridana, Melanelixia subaurifera +68 more · last seen 2011
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Hyacinthoides +22 more · last seen 2024; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
💜 Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
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
Show on map 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 74 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 74 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lanark (Kirkfieldbank) to Happendon Bridge Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lanark (Kirkfieldbank) to Biggar Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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
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Wildlife to spot
2,166 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,166 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Swift Apus apus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dipper Cinclus cinclus Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Goosander Mergus merganser2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🌿 Plants 48 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Smaller Cat's-tail · Ash · Common Field-speedwell +43
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii Ash Fraxinus excelsior2021 Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2021 Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,166 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Swift Apus apus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dipper Cinclus cinclus Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Goosander Mergus merganser2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🌿 Plants 48 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Smaller Cat's-tail · Ash · Common Field-speedwell +43
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii Ash Fraxinus excelsior2021 Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2021 Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2021
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2021
Northern Dock Rumex longifolius2021
Northern Dock Rumex longifolius2021
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2021
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2021
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2021
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2021
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2021
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2021
Common Orache Atriplex patula2021
Common Orache Atriplex patula2021
Common Couch Elymus repens2021
Common Couch Elymus repens2021
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2021
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2021
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2021
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2021
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2021
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2021
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2021
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2021
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2021
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2021
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2021
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2021
Holly Ilex aquifolium2021
Holly Ilex aquifolium2021
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2021
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2021
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2021
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2021
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2021
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2021
Reflexed Saltmarsh-Grass Puccinellia distans2021
Reflexed Saltmarsh-Grass Puccinellia distans2021
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2021
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2021
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2021
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2021
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2021
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2021
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2021
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2021
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2021
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2021
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2021
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2021
Oak Quercus2021
Oak Quercus2021
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2021
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2021
Dandelion Taraxacum2021
Dandelion Taraxacum2021
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2021
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2021
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2021
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2021
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2021
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2021
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2021
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2021
Poa pratensis Poa pratensis2021
Poa pratensis Poa pratensis2021
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2021
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2021
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2021
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2021
Cleavers Galium aparine2021
Cleavers Galium aparine2021
Fumaria officinalis subsp. wirtgenii Fumaria officinalis subsp. wirtgenii2021
Fumaria officinalis subsp. wirtgenii Fumaria officinalis subsp. wirtgenii2021
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2021
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2021
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2021
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2021
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2021
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2021
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2021
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2021
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2021
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2021
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2021
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2021 