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Eliburn Park

13 ha

📷 Jim Smillie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

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55.89538, -3.55175

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
☀️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

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
☀️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

Parking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

13 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Mallard +63 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Ancient woodland

Very strong match

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Mallard +63 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland

Free

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Yellow WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Green PathWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Red WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km

Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

78 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

Peel PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Bankton Mains PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Murieston PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Almond PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 754Cycling route

Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

15,993 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,993 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Coot +38

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser
SiskinSpinus spinus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
PochardAythya ferina
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
TealAnas crecca2025

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Mammals7 species

autumn

2026

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Indet. Deer · Red Fox · Rabbit +2

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Indet. DeerCervidae
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Feral CatFelis catus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winterspring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

springautumn

2026

Eyed Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird

Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,993 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Coot +38

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser
SiskinSpinus spinus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
PochardAythya ferina
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
TealAnas crecca2025

🦌

Mammals7 species

autumn

2026

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Indet. Deer · Red Fox · Rabbit +2

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Indet. DeerCervidae
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Feral CatFelis catus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winterspring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

springautumn

2026

Eyed Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird

Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jim Smillie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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