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Drumchapel Park

7 ha

📷 Richard Sutcliffe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

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55.91148, -4.37449

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Moorhen
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Moorhen
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Moorhen, Mallard +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Moorhen, Mallard +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Paratendipes plebeius +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Paratendipes plebeius +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Clyde Coastal PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Allander WalkwayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Dougalston TrailWalking route

Named routeRef CRound tripLocal walking route

West Highland Way (Milngavie to Drymen part 1)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km

Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Bears WayCycling route

Named routeRef KLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 754Cycling route

Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network

Kelvin CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Colleges Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Garscadden WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Garscube Estate Cycle RoutesCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km

Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Great North Trail (Grampian Mountains)Mountain bike route261.2 km

Named routeLength 261.2 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

10,594 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,594 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

spring

2026

Magpie · Mallard · Robin · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan +32

MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Paratendipes plebeius

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Paratendipes plebeiusParatendipes plebeius

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,594 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

spring

2026

Magpie · Mallard · Robin · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan +32

MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Paratendipes plebeius

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Paratendipes plebeiusParatendipes plebeius

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Sutcliffe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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