Glasgow Botanic Gardens 17 ha
Plan your visit
🛝 Family🎠 Play🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Getting here
55.87961, -4.29134
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Kingfisher ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Kingfisher ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Kingfisher, Moorhen +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Grey Heron, Kingfisher, Moorhen +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Kelvin Walkway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan Walking route ▾
This creation is Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan. Any route from Girvan is a busy road with no shoulders. Bus/Train to Barrhill and continue to Whithorn, the spiritual home of Saint Ninian..
Named route Ref WW-a Regional walking route
Show on map 172 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 Glasgow Botanic Gardens (50418969752)
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Wildlife to spot
89,472 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 89,472 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie +32
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Common Gull Larus canus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Eleagnus Sucker · Plagiolepis alluaudi
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Eleagnus Sucker Cacopsylla fulguralis Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi 🌿 Plants 14 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Alder · Coltsfoot · Groundsel · Thale Cress · Garden Grape-hyacinth +9
Alder Alnus glutinosa Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum Cowslip Primula veris Few-flowered Garlic Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 89,472 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie +32
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Common Gull Larus canus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Eleagnus Sucker · Plagiolepis alluaudi
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Eleagnus Sucker Cacopsylla fulguralis Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi 🌿 Plants 14 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Alder · Coltsfoot · Groundsel · Thale Cress · Garden Grape-hyacinth +9
Alder Alnus glutinosa Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum Cowslip Primula veris Few-flowered Garlic Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Allium paradoxum
Allium paradoxum
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 