Cumbernauld Community Park
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › Central Scotland › North Lanarkshire Getting here
55.95686, -4.00449
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Raven, Mute Swan +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Raven, Mute Swan +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Cornflower, Common Spotted-orchid +40 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Cornflower, Common Spotted-orchid +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Painted Lady, Lily Beetle, Red Admiral +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Painted Lady, Lily Beetle, Red Admiral +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Antonine Way Walking route ▾
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National walking route
Show on map Abronhill and Palacerigg Circuit Walking route ▾
Camp Castlecary Circuit Walking route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km Round trip
Show on map John Muir Way (Croy to Falkirk) Walking route 20 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 20 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
John Muir Way Cycling route 215 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 215 km Point-to-point Regional cycle route
Show on map Cumbernauld Cycle Route 4a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4a Local cycle route
Show on map Cumbernauld Cycle Route 1e Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1e Local cycle route
Show on map Cumbernauld Cycle Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map Cumbernauld Cycle Route 1f Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1f Local cycle route
Show on map Cumbernauld Cycle Route 3a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3a Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cumbernauld Mountain Bike Track Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Airdriehead farm, Cumbernauld community park
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Wildlife to spot
8,901 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,901 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Raven · Long-eared Owl · Goldeneye · Mallard · Barn Owl +26
Raven Corvus corax2025 Long-eared Owl Asio otus2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix2023 Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Water Shrew
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Willow Leaf Beetle · Oedemera virescens · Solomon's-seal Sawfly · Phyllobius glaucus · Athous haemorrhoidalis +4
Willow Leaf Beetle Lochmaea caprea Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima Phyllobius glaucus Phyllobius glaucus Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens St Marks Fly Salmonberry · Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Japanese Knotweed · Sticky Groundsel · Common Spotted-orchid +34
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2024 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,901 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Raven · Long-eared Owl · Goldeneye · Mallard · Barn Owl +26
Raven Corvus corax2025 Long-eared Owl Asio otus2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix2023 Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Water Shrew
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Willow Leaf Beetle · Oedemera virescens · Solomon's-seal Sawfly · Phyllobius glaucus · Athous haemorrhoidalis +4
Willow Leaf Beetle Lochmaea caprea Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima Phyllobius glaucus Phyllobius glaucus Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens St Marks Fly Salmonberry · Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Japanese Knotweed · Sticky Groundsel · Common Spotted-orchid +34
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2024 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bibio marci
Bibio marci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma2024
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma2024
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2024
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2024
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2024
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2024
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis2024
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Rose Rosa2024
Rose Rosa2024
Hawkweed Hieracium2024
Hawkweed Hieracium2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Early Hair-grass Aira praecox2024
Early Hair-grass Aira praecox2024
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2024
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2024
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2024
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2024
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2024
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2024
Remote Sedge Carex remota2024
Remote Sedge Carex remota2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2024
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2024
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2024
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2024
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2024
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2024
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2024
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2024
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2024
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2024
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2024
Heather Calluna vulgaris2024
Heather Calluna vulgaris2024
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2024
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2024
Gorse Ulex europaeus2024
Gorse Ulex europaeus2024
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2024
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2024
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2024
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2024
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2024
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2024
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2024
Eyebright Euphrasia2024
Eyebright Euphrasia2024
Swedish Whitebeam Sorbus intermedia2024
Swedish Whitebeam Sorbus intermedia2024
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2024
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2024
Chicory Cichorium intybus2024
Chicory Cichorium intybus2024
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2024
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2024
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2023
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2023 