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Places › Scotland › Central Scotland › West Lothian Getting here
55.88133, -3.49461
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 248m away — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 248m away — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hoverfly, Sarcophagidae, Oedemera +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hoverfly, Sarcophagidae, Oedemera +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Great Scented Liverwort, Great Plait-moss +12 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Great Scented Liverwort, Great Plait-moss +12 more · last seen 2023
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 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 Cross Borders Drove Road (Harperrig to West Linton) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point National 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 112 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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Little Vantage to Baddinsgill Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
16,540 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,540 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Long-tailed Tit · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Pied Wagtail · Great Tit +38
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 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 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Leafhopper · Marmalade Hoverfly · Sarcophagidae · Syrphus · Common Red Soldier Beetle +16
Leafhopper Cicadellidae Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Sarcophagidae Sarcophagidae Syrphus Syrphus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Danish Scurvygrass · Meadow Buttercup · Flowering Currant · Giant Hogweed · Broad-leaved Helleborine +5
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Hedge Mustard Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,540 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Long-tailed Tit · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Pied Wagtail · Great Tit +38
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 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 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Leafhopper · Marmalade Hoverfly · Sarcophagidae · Syrphus · Common Red Soldier Beetle +16
Leafhopper Cicadellidae Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Sarcophagidae Sarcophagidae Syrphus Syrphus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Danish Scurvygrass · Meadow Buttercup · Flowering Currant · Giant Hogweed · Broad-leaved Helleborine +5
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Hedge Mustard Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera
Oedemera
Oedemera
Oedemera
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Rhagonycha lignosa Rhagonycha lignosa
Rhagonycha lignosa Rhagonycha lignosa
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Aphid Aphididae
Aphid Aphididae
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Muscidae Muscidae
Muscidae Muscidae
Cantharidae Cantharidae
Cantharidae Cantharidae
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida
Empididae Empididae
Empididae Empididae
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris Sisymbrium officinale
Sisymbrium officinale
Charlock Sinapis arvensis
Charlock Sinapis arvensis
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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