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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
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Places › Scotland › Central Scotland › Falkirk Getting here
56.00355, -3.83513
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 206m 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 206m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Epicaecilius pilipennis, 2-spot Ladybird +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Epicaecilius pilipennis, 2-spot Ladybird +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Hazel, Giant Bellflower, Viper's-bugloss +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hazel, Giant Bellflower, Viper's-bugloss +9 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hazel, Meadowsweet, Elder
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 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 blue Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map red Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map yellow Walking route ▾
Named route 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 22 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 2.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 754 Length 2.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Auchengean Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Canada Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Craigieburn Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Forth and Clyde Canal at Carmuirs - geograph.org.uk - 4468828
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Wildlife to spot
10,321 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,321 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Mallard · Carrion Crow +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goosander Mergus merganser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rock Dove Columba livia Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Siskin Spinus spinus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Raven Corvus corax Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Linnet Linaria cannabina Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Common Gull Larus canus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Greylag Goose Anser anser 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Beaver
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Beaver Castor fiber Epicaecilius pilipennis · 2-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Anthocoris nemoralis · 7-spot Ladybird +13
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Anthocoris nemoralis Anthocoris nemoralis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Cream-spot Ladybird Hazel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,321 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Mallard · Carrion Crow +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goosander Mergus merganser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rock Dove Columba livia Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Siskin Spinus spinus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Raven Corvus corax Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Linnet Linaria cannabina Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Common Gull Larus canus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Greylag Goose Anser anser 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Beaver
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Beaver Castor fiber Epicaecilius pilipennis · 2-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Anthocoris nemoralis · 7-spot Ladybird +13
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Anthocoris nemoralis Anthocoris nemoralis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Cream-spot Ladybird Hazel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris
Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris
European Tarnished Plant Bug Lygus rugulipennis
European Tarnished Plant Bug Lygus rugulipennis
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
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