Glasgow University Wildlife Garden 0 ha
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55.87425, -4.29101
Open directionsv 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 ☕ Café Picolino — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Café Picolino — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Kingfisher, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Kingfisher, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Alder, Coltsfoot, Thale Cress +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Alder, Coltsfoot, Thale Cress +12 more · last seen 2026
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 178 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Garscadden Way 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
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Wildlife to spot
92,081 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 92,081 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Blackbird +34
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Domestic Dog · Grey Squirrel
Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Eleagnus Sucker · Plagiolepis alluaudi
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eleagnus Sucker Cacopsylla fulguralis Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi 🌿 Plants 15 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Alder · Coltsfoot · Groundsel · Thale Cress · Garden Grape-hyacinth +10
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 92,081 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Blackbird +34
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Domestic Dog · Grey Squirrel
Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Eleagnus Sucker · Plagiolepis alluaudi
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eleagnus Sucker Cacopsylla fulguralis Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi 🌿 Plants 15 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Alder · Coltsfoot · Groundsel · Thale Cress · Garden Grape-hyacinth +10
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
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus
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