Cumbernauld Community Park
217 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome217 ha
Getting here
55.95672, -4.00443
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Raven
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 492m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Raven
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 492m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Raven, Mute Swan +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Mallard, Raven, Mute Swan +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Painted Lady, Lily Beetle, Red Admiral +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Cornflower, Common Spotted-orchid +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Antonine WayWalking route▾
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km▾
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
Abronhill and Palacerigg CircuitWalking route▾
Camp Castlecary CircuitWalking route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 kmRound trip
John Muir Way (Croy to Falkirk)Walking route20 km▾
Named routeRef JMWLength 20 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
John Muir WayCycling route215 km▾
Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
Cumbernauld Cycle Route 4aCycling route▾
Named routeRef 4aLocal cycle route
Cumbernauld Cycle Route 1eCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1eLocal cycle route
Cumbernauld Cycle Route 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Cumbernauld Cycle Route 1fCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1fLocal cycle route
Cumbernauld Cycle Route 3aCycling route▾
Named routeRef 3aLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cumbernauld Mountain Bike TrackMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km▾
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network
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Airdriehead farm, Cumbernauld community park
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Wildlife to spot
8,880 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,880 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Raven · Long-eared Owl · Goldeneye · Mallard · Barn Owl +27
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Water Shrew
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
Willow Leaf Beetle · Oedemera virescens · Solomon's-seal Sawfly · Phyllobius glaucus · Athous haemorrhoidalis +4
- Willow Leaf BeetleLochmaea caprea
- Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens
- Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima
- Phyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucus
- Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis
- Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
- St Marks Fly
Salmonberry · Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Japanese Knotweed · Sticky Groundsel · Common Spotted-orchid +33
- SalmonberryRubus spectabilis
- Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
- Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,880 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Raven · Long-eared Owl · Goldeneye · Mallard · Barn Owl +27
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Water Shrew
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
Willow Leaf Beetle · Oedemera virescens · Solomon's-seal Sawfly · Phyllobius glaucus · Athous haemorrhoidalis +4
- Willow Leaf BeetleLochmaea caprea
- Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens
- Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima
- Phyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucus
- Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis
- Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
- St Marks Fly
Salmonberry · Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Japanese Knotweed · Sticky Groundsel · Common Spotted-orchid +33
- SalmonberryRubus spectabilis
- Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
- Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bibio marci
Bibio marci
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2024Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2024Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Slender RushJuncus tenuis2024Slender RushJuncus tenuis2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024RoseRosa2024RoseRosa2024HawkweedHieracium2024HawkweedHieracium2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Early Hair-grassAira praecox2024Early Hair-grassAira praecox2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024Remote SedgeCarex remota2024Remote SedgeCarex remota2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024GorseUlex europaeus2024GorseUlex europaeus2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2024Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024ChicoryCichorium intybus2024ChicoryCichorium intybus2024CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2024CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023