James Young Simpson Memorial Garden
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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › Central Scotland › West Lothian Getting here
55.90264, -3.63775
Open directionsv 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Cappadocia — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Cappadocia — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Starling, Magpie, Robin +28 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Magpie, Robin +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Syrphus +17 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Syrphus +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
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River Avon Heritage Trail Walking route 14 km ▾
Named route Length 14 km Regional walking route
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Show on map Main Route Cycling route 32 m ▾
Named route Ref 75 Length 32 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
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Photos James Young Simpson memorial arch, Bathgate
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Wildlife to spot
25,525 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,525 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Starling · Magpie · Robin · House Sparrow · Swallow +26
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Teal Anas crecca2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Syrphus · Vine Weevil · Black Clock +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Syrphus Syrphus2025 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,525 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Starling · Magpie · Robin · House Sparrow · Swallow +26
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Teal Anas crecca2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Syrphus · Vine Weevil · Black Clock +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Syrphus Syrphus2025 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
2025
2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo2025
Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus2025
Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus2025
Eristalis Eristalis2025
Eristalis Eristalis2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2025
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2025
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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