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Fort Matilda Playing Fields

📷 Thomas Nugent · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.96069, -4.79040

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

3 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Oystercatcher +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Oystercatcher +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Three Lochs WayWalking route52 km
Named routeLength 52 kmNational walking route
John Muir Way (Helensburgh to Balloch)Walking route14.5 km
Named routeRef JMWLength 14.5 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
The Greenock CutWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Waterman's RoadWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Helensburgh to Garelochhead Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21Regional cycle route
Route 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network
Route 753Cycling route
Named routeRef 753National Cycle Network
John Muir WayCycling route215 km
Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route355 m
Named routeRef 753Length 355 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fort Matilda Bowling Club

📷 Thomas Nugent · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fort Matilda Bowling Club

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Nearby places

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🌱Battery ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Gourock ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Tower Hill ParkUrban park2 km→🌱George Wylie Garden GourockUrban park1.6 km→🦉Coves Community ParkNature reserve1.7 km→🌱Murdieston DamUrban park2.1 km→

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