Herbertshire Playing Fields
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › Central Scotland › Falkirk Getting here
56.01825, -3.89797
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Chaffinch, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Chaffinch, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Dark Giant Horsefly, Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefolii · last seen 2022; Insects — Dark Giant Horsefly, Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefolii · last seen 2022
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Haircap, Holly · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Haircap, Holly · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Antonine Way Walking route ▾
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National walking route
Show on map Camp Castlecary Circuit Walking route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km Round trip
Show on map John Muir Way (Croy to Falkirk) Walking route 20 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 20 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map John Muir Way Cycling route 215 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 215 km Point-to-point Regional cycle route
Show on map Helix Around Town Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HArTT Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 754 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 754 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 754 Length 2.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 754 Length 3.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Auchengean Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Canada Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Craigieburn Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map 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
7,087 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,087 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Dipper · Wren · Grey Wagtail +34
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dipper Cinclus cinclus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Sand Martin Riparia riparia Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goosander Mergus merganser Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Whitethroat Curruca communis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus Swallow Hirundo rustica Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Rabbit
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Himalayan Balsam · Common Haircap · Holly · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Cuspidate-leaved Bramble +5
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.2024 Holly Ilex aquifolium2024 Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024 Cuspidate-leaved Bramble Rubus mucronulatus2024 Rubus echinatoides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,087 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Dipper · Wren · Grey Wagtail +34
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dipper Cinclus cinclus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Sand Martin Riparia riparia Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goosander Mergus merganser Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Whitethroat Curruca communis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus Swallow Hirundo rustica Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Rabbit
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Himalayan Balsam · Common Haircap · Holly · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Cuspidate-leaved Bramble +5
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.2024 Holly Ilex aquifolium2024 Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024 Cuspidate-leaved Bramble Rubus mucronulatus2024 Rubus echinatoides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rubus echinatoides2024
Rubus echinatoides2024
Rubus scissus Rubus scissus2024
Rubus scissus Rubus scissus2024
Rubus leptothyrsos Rubus leptothyrsos2024
Rubus leptothyrsos Rubus leptothyrsos2024
Rubus errabundus Rubus errabundus2024
Rubus errabundus Rubus errabundus2024
Woodruff Galium odoratum2024
Woodruff Galium odoratum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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