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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
55.94821, -4.56424
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 102m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 102m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Jackdaw +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Jackdaw +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis, 2-spot Ladybird +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Clyde Coastal PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Castle Circular PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Overtoun House Circular PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Crags Circular PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Shore Circular PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dumbarton Central to Council Offices Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dumbarton Castle Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Dumbarton East to Council OfficesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route152 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 152 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
Dumbarton from Dumbarton Central
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
31,368 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,368 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · Magpie · Little Grebe · Carrion Crow · Moorhen +39
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- TealAnas crecca
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RedshankTringa totanus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common GullLarus canus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · 2-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Epicaecilius pilipennis · Empoasca vitis +6
- Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Epicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennis
- Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis
- Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,368 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · Magpie · Little Grebe · Carrion Crow · Moorhen +39
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- TealAnas crecca
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RedshankTringa totanus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common GullLarus canus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · 2-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Epicaecilius pilipennis · Empoasca vitis +6
- Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Epicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennis
- Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis
- Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug
Red-legged Shieldbug
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
SylvicolaSylvicolaSylvicolaSylvicolaEctopsocus axillarisEctopsocus axillarisEctopsocus axillarisEctopsocus axillarisEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Events & activities nearby
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