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56.00728, -3.94424
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Carrion Crow 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Carrion Crow 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Ringlet, Peacock, Green-veined White +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ringlet, Peacock, Green-veined White +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2024; Plants — Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 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 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 Coach and Horses Canter Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Round trip
Show on map 12 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 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 754 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 754 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cumbernauld Cycle Route 1a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1a Local cycle route
Show on map Cumbernauld Cycle Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 754 Length 2.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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
6,939 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,939 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Rook · Woodpigeon · Robin +39
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Common Gull Larus canus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swift Apus apus Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rock Dove Columba livia Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis House Martin Delichon urbicum Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dipper Cinclus cinclus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Brown Hare
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Ringlet · Peacock · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · 7-spot Ladybird +5
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,939 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Rook · Woodpigeon · Robin +39
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Common Gull Larus canus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swift Apus apus Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rock Dove Columba livia Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis House Martin Delichon urbicum Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dipper Cinclus cinclus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Brown Hare
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Ringlet · Peacock · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · 7-spot Ladybird +5
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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