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Helix Park

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

56.01038, -3.75642

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Magpie
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 201m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Magpie
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 201m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

10 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +95 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +95 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km

Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route

blueWalking route

Named routeRound trip

redWalking route

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yellowWalking route

Named routeRound trip

John Muir Way (Croy to Falkirk)Walking route20 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 20 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

Helix Around Town TrailCycling route

Named routeRef HArTTLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 754Cycling route

Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 754Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route139 m

Named routeRef 754Length 139 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Auchengean TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

Canada TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

Craigieburn TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km

Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

25,494 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,494 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird +56

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CootFulica atra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,494 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird +56

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CootFulica atra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pedalos by the boating lake, Helix Park

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