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Gartcosh Parish Church

📷 G Laird · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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55.88903, -4.08299

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 110m 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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 110m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Peacock +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Peacock +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The North Calder Heritage TrailWalking route

Named route

Seven Lochs TrailWalking route

www.sevenlochs.org

Named routeLocal walking route

Provan Hall TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Strathkelvin Railway PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

Cumbernauld Cycle Route 1eCycling route

Named routeRef 1eLocal cycle route

Cumbernauld Cycle Route 2Cycling route

Named routeRef 2Local cycle route

Cumbernauld Cycle Route 1fCycling route

Named routeRef 1fLocal cycle route

Glasgow to Cumbernauld Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Strathkelvin Railway PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

15,290 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,290 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumn

2025

Mute Swan · Mallard · Tufted Duck · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +44

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoosanderMergus merganser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
WigeonMareca penelope
Rock DoveColumba livia
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
TealAnas crecca
Common GullLarus canus
SiskinSpinus spinus
PochardAythya ferina
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
GadwallMareca strepera
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwiftApus apus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2025

Bat · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel

BatChiroptera
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects15 species

summer

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Emerald Damselfly · Helophilus pendulus +10

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Giant Hogweed

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,290 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumn

2025

Mute Swan · Mallard · Tufted Duck · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +44

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoosanderMergus merganser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
WigeonMareca penelope
Rock DoveColumba livia
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
TealAnas crecca
Common GullLarus canus
SiskinSpinus spinus
PochardAythya ferina
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
GadwallMareca strepera
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwiftApus apus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2025

Bat · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel

BatChiroptera
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects15 species

summer

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Emerald Damselfly · Helophilus pendulus +10

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Giant Hogweed

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 G Laird · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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