Hamiltonhill Claypits 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
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55.87989, -4.26543
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 🛝 Playground 202m 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 202m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 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, Long-tailed Tit +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kingfisher, Grey Heron, Long-tailed Tit +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 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 164 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
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About this nature reserve Hamiltonhill Claypits is a 6-hectare Local Nature Reserve situated in Glasgow City, Glasgow. This site features former industrial land transformed into green space, home to diverse wildlife, including butterflies and various birds, with paths for leisurely walks.
Photos Balancing pond, Hamiltonhill Claypits Local Nature Reserve
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Wildlife to spot
48,952 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 48,952 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Magpie · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon +33
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Domestic Dog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter 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 ▾
Coltsfoot · Alder · Groundsel · Thale Cress · Garden Grape-hyacinth +9
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Alder Alnus glutinosa 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 48,952 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Magpie · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon +33
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Domestic Dog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter 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 ▾
Coltsfoot · Alder · Groundsel · Thale Cress · Garden Grape-hyacinth +9
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Alder Alnus glutinosa 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
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
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus 