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Hawthorn Bowling Club

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.88703, -4.24668

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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
  • 🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

6 activities

Bowling greens

Bowling green

Paid

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly +59 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Thale Cress, Groundsel, Alder +7 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Thale Cress, Groundsel, Alder +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Meadowsweet, Bramble

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Allander WalkwayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
Thomas Muir TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Clyde WalkwayWalking route68 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 routeRef CWLength 68 kmNational walking route
Kelvin WalkwayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

152 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bears WayCycling route
Named routeRef KLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 754Cycling route
Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network
Kelvin CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Colleges Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Glasgow to Cumbernauld Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bishopbriggs Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Great North Trail (Grampian Mountains)Mountain bike route261.2 km
Named routeLength 261.2 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hawthorn Quadrant, from Ashfield Street, Glasgow

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hawthorn Quadrant, from Ashfield Street, Glasgow

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🌱Glasgow Botanic GardensUrban park2.9 km→🌱Kelvingrove ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Kelvingrove ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Alexandra ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Alexandra ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Glasgow GreenUrban park4.4 km→

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