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Places › Scotland › Glasgow › Glasgow City Getting here
55.89127, -4.29244
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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 🛝 Playground 107m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 107m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kingfisher, Grey Heron, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kingfisher, Grey Heron, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Alder, Thale Cress, Groundsel +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Alder, Thale Cress, Groundsel +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Allander Walkway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Dougalston Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C 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 Thomas Muir Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Clyde Walkway Walking route 68 km ▾
The Clyde Walkway is 65 km long from Riverside Museum, Glasgow and New Lanark in South Lanarkshire. Created as a joint enterprise by the Glasgow City, South and North Lanarkshire Councils. Close to urban centres with easy access to public transport.
Named route Ref CW Length 68 km National walking route
Show on map 143 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bears Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref K Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 754 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 754 National Cycle Network
Show on map Kelvin Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Colleges Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Glasgow to Cumbernauld Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bishopbriggs Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Great North Trail (Grampian Mountains) Mountain bike route 261.2 km ▾
Named route Length 261.2 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos 05433 Gairbraid Church of Scotland, Maryhill 001
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Wildlife to spot
59,876 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 59,876 records · National Biodiversity Network Moorhen · Grey Heron · Magpie · Mallard · Redwing +39
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blackbird Turdus merula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Dunnock Prunella modularis Coot Fulica atra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Eleagnus Sucker · Plagiolepis alluaudi
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Eleagnus Sucker Cacopsylla fulguralis Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi 🌿 Plants 15 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Alder · Groundsel · Thale Cress · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Cowslip +10
Alder Alnus glutinosa Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum Cowslip Primula veris Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 59,876 records · National Biodiversity Network Moorhen · Grey Heron · Magpie · Mallard · Redwing +39
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blackbird Turdus merula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Dunnock Prunella modularis Coot Fulica atra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Eleagnus Sucker · Plagiolepis alluaudi
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Eleagnus Sucker Cacopsylla fulguralis Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi 🌿 Plants 15 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Alder · Groundsel · Thale Cress · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Cowslip +10
Alder Alnus glutinosa Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum Cowslip Primula veris Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coltsfoot
Coltsfoot
Tussilago farfara
Tussilago farfara
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Eastern Sowbread Cyclamen coum
Eastern Sowbread Cyclamen coum
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Bitter-Cress Cardamine
Bitter-Cress Cardamine
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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