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Places › Scotland › Central Scotland › West Lothian Getting here
55.89883, -3.52395
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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 on site — 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 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, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Common Feather-moss, Bird's-claw Beard-moss +25 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Common Feather-moss, Bird's-claw Beard-moss +25 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Oedemera virescens, Hoverfly +66 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Oedemera virescens, Hoverfly +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
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Yellow Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
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Named route Round trip Local walking route
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Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National walking route
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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
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Signed route nearby
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
18,374 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,374 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Long-tailed Tit +38
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goosander Mergus merganser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Roe Deer +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Indet. Deer Cervidae Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Green Grasshopper · Sarcophagidae · Common Red Soldier Beetle +4
Syrphus Syrphus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025 Sarcophagidae Sarcophagidae2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,374 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Long-tailed Tit +38
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goosander Mergus merganser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Roe Deer +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Indet. Deer Cervidae Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Green Grasshopper · Sarcophagidae · Common Red Soldier Beetle +4
Syrphus Syrphus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025 Sarcophagidae Sarcophagidae2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris2025
Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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