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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.85908, -3.55694
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐾Eagle Owl on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐾Eagle Owl on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🐄Farm visit
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Common Green Grasshopper +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
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67 signed routes nearby
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Route 75Cycling route▾
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Peel PathCycling route▾
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Bankton Mains PathCycling route▾
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Murieston PathCycling route▾
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Almond PathCycling route▾
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Nell Burn PathCycling route▾
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
13,686 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,686 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Bullfinch · Blackbird · Robin · House Sparrow +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Roe Deer · Red Fox · Indet. Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog +2
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Indet. DeerCervidae2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Field Grasshopper · Cicadella viridis · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird +6
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cantharis nigricans
Willow-leaved Cotoneaster · Sneezewort · Scots Pine · Red-osier Dogwood · Common Duckweed +41
- Willow-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster salicifolius
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- Red-osier DogwoodCornus sericea
- Common DuckweedLemna minor
- Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla
- White StonecropSedum album
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,686 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Bullfinch · Blackbird · Robin · House Sparrow +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Roe Deer · Red Fox · Indet. Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog +2
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Indet. DeerCervidae2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Field Grasshopper · Cicadella viridis · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird +6
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cantharis nigricans
Willow-leaved Cotoneaster · Sneezewort · Scots Pine · Red-osier Dogwood · Common Duckweed +41
- Willow-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster salicifolius
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- Red-osier DogwoodCornus sericea
- Common DuckweedLemna minor
- Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla
- White StonecropSedum album
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Shrew
Common Shrew
Sorex araneus2025
Sorex araneus2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025Brown HareLepus europaeus2025Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans
Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticolaBilberry BumblebeeBombus monticolaOedemera virescensOedemera virescensOedemera virescensOedemera virescensCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisCorncockleAgrostemma githagoCorncockleAgrostemma githagoField PansyViola arvensisField PansyViola arvensisLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaSticky GroundselSenecio viscosusSticky GroundselSenecio viscosusJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisLotus corniculatus var. sativusLotus corniculatus var. sativusLotus corniculatus var. sativusLotus corniculatus var. sativusEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesRibbed MelilotMelilotus officinalisRibbed MelilotMelilotus officinalisWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosella