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Erskine Park

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.91611, -4.46647

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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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Grey Heron, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Clyde Coastal Path

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Clyde Coastal PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Overtoun House Circular PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Crags Circular PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km

Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route

Drumchapel WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Dumbarton Central to Council Offices Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 754Cycling route

Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network

Garscadden WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Glasgow Airport Cycle RoutesCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

30,070 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

30,070 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Heron · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin +46

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Weasel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
WeaselMustela nivalis2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

30,070 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Heron · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin +46

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Weasel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
WeaselMustela nivalis2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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