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Holmes Park

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.93101, -3.49309

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 281m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 281m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Green Grasshopper, Syrphus +14 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Green Grasshopper, Syrphus +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km

Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route

National Footpath Demonstration SiteWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

128 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

NCN National Route Link 75, 754Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Peel PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Almond PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 754Cycling route

Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network

Uphall to East CalderCycling route

Named routeRef WL17Local cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

6,667 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,667 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

autumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie +43

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RavenCorvus corax
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoosanderMergus merganser
JayGarrulus glandarius
SiskinSpinus spinus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Common GullLarus canus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SwiftApus apus

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2026

Orange Ladybird · Cicadella viridis · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Green Grasshopper · Syrphus

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,667 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

autumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie +43

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RavenCorvus corax
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoosanderMergus merganser
JayGarrulus glandarius
SiskinSpinus spinus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Common GullLarus canus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SwiftApus apus

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2026

Orange Ladybird · Cicadella viridis · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Green Grasshopper · Syrphus

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jim Smillie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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