Cumbernauld Congregational Church
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › Central Scotland › North Lanarkshire Getting here
55.94337, -3.99066
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 122m away — 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 122m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Mallard, Mute Swan +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Raven, Mallard, Mute Swan +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Melancholy Thistle, Broad-leaved Dock +67 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bramble, Melancholy Thistle, Broad-leaved Dock +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Oedemera virescens, Willow Leaf Beetle, Spiked Shieldbug +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Oedemera virescens, Willow Leaf Beetle, Spiked Shieldbug +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Bramble, Bilberry, Common Sorrel +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 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 25 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
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Wildlife to spot
7,999 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,999 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Raven · Long-eared Owl · Magpie · Chaffinch · Robin +42
Raven Corvus corax2025 Long-eared Owl Asio otus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Oedemera virescens · Willow Leaf Beetle · Platycheirus albimanus · Pterostichus niger · Phyllobius glaucus +5
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens Willow Leaf Beetle Lochmaea caprea Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Phyllobius glaucus Phyllobius glaucus Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis Spiked Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Salmonberry · Sticky Groundsel · Marsh Woundwort · Germander Speedwell · Tormentil +4
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Tormentil Potentilla erecta Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,999 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Raven · Long-eared Owl · Magpie · Chaffinch · Robin +42
Raven Corvus corax2025 Long-eared Owl Asio otus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Oedemera virescens · Willow Leaf Beetle · Platycheirus albimanus · Pterostichus niger · Phyllobius glaucus +5
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens Willow Leaf Beetle Lochmaea caprea Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Phyllobius glaucus Phyllobius glaucus Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis Spiked Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Salmonberry · Sticky Groundsel · Marsh Woundwort · Germander Speedwell · Tormentil +4
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Tormentil Potentilla erecta Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Picromerus bidens
Picromerus bidens
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Chicory
Chicory
Cichorium intybus2024
Cichorium intybus2024
Canary-grass Phalaris canariensis2024
Canary-grass Phalaris canariensis2024
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2024
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2024 