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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
55.87042, -3.94451
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The North Calder Heritage TrailWalking route▾
63 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network
Holytown to Eurocentral Cycle PathCycling route▾
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Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
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N/ACycling route6 m▾
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Main RouteCycling route637 m▾
Named routeRef 75Length 637 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route204 m▾
Named routeRef 75Length 204 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,351 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,351 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Chiffchaff +26
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Eristalis tenax · Scarce Scabious Clubhorn · Violet Ground Beetle
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Scarce Scabious ClubhornAbia candens
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Japanese Knotweed · Pheasant's-eye · Montbretia · Portugal Laurel · Wild Privet +128
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Pheasant's-eyeAdonis annua
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
- Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Cotoneaster
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,351 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Chiffchaff +26
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Eristalis tenax · Scarce Scabious Clubhorn · Violet Ground Beetle
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Scarce Scabious ClubhornAbia candens
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Japanese Knotweed · Pheasant's-eye · Montbretia · Portugal Laurel · Wild Privet +128
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Pheasant's-eyeAdonis annua
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
- Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Cotoneaster
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
TansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraOakQuercusOakQuercusCotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumDipsacus fullonumDipsacus fullonumDipsacus fullonumDipsacus fullonumField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumMelilotusMelilotusMelilotusMelilotusBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaElymus repens subsp. repens f. aristatusElymus repens subsp. repens f. aristatusElymus repens subsp. repens f. aristatusElymus repens subsp. repens f. aristatusTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusSilver Hair-grassAira caryophylleaSilver Hair-grassAira caryophylleaBlinksMontia fontanaBlinksMontia fontanaRosemaryRosmarinus officinalisRosemaryRosmarinus officinalisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisWoodruffGalium odoratumWoodruffGalium odoratumGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusEarly Pampas-grassCortaderia richardiiEarly Pampas-grassCortaderia richardiiMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacusGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaPilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicolaPilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicolaPilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicolaPilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicolaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgarePerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisPolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgareCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperSlender RushJuncus tenuisSlender RushJuncus tenuisRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisPhleum pratensePhleum pratensePhleum pratensePhleum pratenseBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataReflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distansReflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distansGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumLondonprideSaxifraga spathularis x umbrosa = S. x urbiumLondonprideSaxifraga spathularis x umbrosa = S. x urbiumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaSnow-in-summerCerastium tomentosumSnow-in-summerCerastium tomentosumWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annua