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Places › Scotland › Central Scotland › Falkirk Getting here
55.95585, -3.71925
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 197m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 197m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Tree Sparrow +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Tree Sparrow +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadow Vetchling, Creeping Buttercup, Bitter-vetch +23 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadow Vetchling, Creeping Buttercup, Bitter-vetch +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National walking route
Show on map River Avon Heritage Trail Walking route 14 km ▾
Named route Length 14 km Regional walking route
Show on map blue Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip
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Named route Round trip
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Named route Round trip
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map John Muir Way Cycling route 215 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 215 km Point-to-point Regional cycle route
Show on map Helix Around Town Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HArTT Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 754 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 754 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 754 Length 20 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 139 m ▾
Named route Ref 754 Length 139 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Signed route nearby
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
1,565 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,565 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Bullfinch · Robin · Wren · Great Tit +33
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole · Hedgehog · Roe Deer +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2024 Mole Talpa europaea2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2022 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Cantharis nigricans · Violet Ground Beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Black Clock +7
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024 Meadow Vetchling · Creeping Buttercup · Bitter-vetch · Tufted Vetch · Common Knapweed +21
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,565 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Bullfinch · Robin · Wren · Great Tit +33
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole · Hedgehog · Roe Deer +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2024 Mole Talpa europaea2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2022 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Cantharis nigricans · Violet Ground Beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Black Clock +7
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024 Meadow Vetchling · Creeping Buttercup · Bitter-vetch · Tufted Vetch · Common Knapweed +21
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022 Rhingia rostrata
Rhingia rostrata
Rhingia rostrata2024
Rhingia rostrata2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2022
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2022
Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Chrysolina polita2022
Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Chrysolina polita2022
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens2022
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens2022
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2022
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2022
Hybrid Black-poplar Populus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2022
Hybrid Black-poplar Populus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2022
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2022
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2022
Alder Alnus glutinosa2022
Alder Alnus glutinosa2022
Ivy Hedera helix2022
Ivy Hedera helix2022
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2022
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2022
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2022
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2022
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2022
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2022
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2022
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2022
Silver Birch Betula pendula2022
Silver Birch Betula pendula2022
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2022
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2022
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2022
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2022
White Willow Salix alba2022
White Willow Salix alba2022
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2022
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2022
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2022
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2022
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2022
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2022
Bulrush Typha latifolia2022
Bulrush Typha latifolia2022
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2022
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2022
Purple Willow Salix purpurea2022
Purple Willow Salix purpurea2022
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2022
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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