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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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55.87730, -3.51775
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 235m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 235m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Common Feather-moss, Bird's-claw Beard-moss +26 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Common Feather-moss, Bird's-claw Beard-moss +26 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hoverfly, Sarcophagidae, Oedemera +82 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hoverfly, Sarcophagidae, Oedemera +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yellow Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Green Path Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Red Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National walking route
Show on map 89 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route Link 75, 754 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Peel Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bankton Mains Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Murieston Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Almond Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
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17,806 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,806 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Magpie +36
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goosander Mergus merganser Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Indet. Deer · Feral Cat +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Indet. Deer Cervidae Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Sarcophagidae · Oedemera · Oedemera virescens · Sarcophaga · Syrphus +25
Sarcophagidae Sarcophagidae2025 Oedemera Oedemera2025 Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens2025 Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Leafhopper Cicadellidae2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,806 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Magpie +36
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goosander Mergus merganser Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Indet. Deer · Feral Cat +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Indet. Deer Cervidae Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Sarcophagidae · Oedemera · Oedemera virescens · Sarcophaga · Syrphus +25
Sarcophagidae Sarcophagidae2025 Oedemera Oedemera2025 Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens2025 Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Leafhopper Cicadellidae2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Fox
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes2025
Vulpes vulpes2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida2025
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris2025
Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Rhagonycha lignosa Rhagonycha lignosa2025
Rhagonycha lignosa Rhagonycha lignosa2025
grasshoppers and crickets Orthoptera2025
grasshoppers and crickets Orthoptera2025
Aphid Aphididae2025
Aphid Aphididae2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
a weevil Curculionidae2025
a weevil Curculionidae2025
Thripidae Thripidae2025
Thripidae Thripidae2025
Muscidae Muscidae2025
Muscidae Muscidae2025
Cantharidae Cantharidae2025
Cantharidae Cantharidae2025
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2025
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 