Hermand No.5 Shale Mine 3 ha
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Dogs welcome 3 ha
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55.84097, -3.55458
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit 🌿 Foraging 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
🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wren +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wren +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Perennial Rye-grass, Heath Bedstraw, Lady-fern +230 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Perennial Rye-grass, Heath Bedstraw, Lady-fern +230 more · last seen 2023
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Common Sorrel, Rowan +22 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dead-Nettle Leaf Beetle, Bilberry Bumblebee, Eristalis pertinax +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dead-Nettle Leaf Beetle, Bilberry Bumblebee, Eristalis pertinax +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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Named route Round trip Local walking route
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Named route Round trip Local walking route
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Route 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bankton Mains Path Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Murieston Path Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Almond Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Folly Burn Path Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Alderstone Path Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
9,817 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,817 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Indet. Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Pygmy Shrew
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Indet. Deer Cervidae Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2024 Bilberry Bumblebee · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Cicadella viridis +6
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024 Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2024 Loricula pselaphiformis Loricula pselaphiformis Greater Plantain · Lesser Stitchwort · False Oat-grass · Sneezewort · Zigzag Clover +1
Greater Plantain Plantago major Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,817 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Indet. Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Pygmy Shrew
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Indet. Deer Cervidae Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2024 Bilberry Bumblebee · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Cicadella viridis +6
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024 Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2024 Loricula pselaphiformis Loricula pselaphiformis Greater Plantain · Lesser Stitchwort · False Oat-grass · Sneezewort · Zigzag Clover +1
Greater Plantain Plantago major Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Beris Beris2024
Beris Beris2024
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata2024
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata2024
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida2024
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida2024
Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi2024
Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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