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🌳 Ancient🦅 Birds💜 Bluebells
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 66 ha
Getting here
55.86913, -4.28596
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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 Kingfisher and Grey Heron 💜 Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 106m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kingfisher and Grey Heron 💜 Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 106m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🌳 Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kingfisher, Grey Heron, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
💜 Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Coltsfoot, Alder, Thale Cress +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Kingfisher, Grey Heron, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National walking route
Show on map Thomas Muir Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Clyde Walkway Walking route 68 km ▾
The Clyde Walkway is 65 km long from Riverside Museum, Glasgow and New Lanark in South Lanarkshire. Created as a joint enterprise by the Glasgow City, South and North Lanarkshire Councils. Close to urban centres with easy access to public transport.
Named route Ref CW Length 68 km National walking route
Show on map Kelvin Walkway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan Walking route ▾
This creation is Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan. Any route from Girvan is a busy road with no shoulders. Bus/Train to Barrhill and continue to Whithorn, the spiritual home of Saint Ninian..
Named route Ref WW-a Regional walking route
Show on map 193 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 754 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 754 National Cycle Network
Show on map Kelvin Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Colleges Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Glasgow to Cumbernauld Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bishopbriggs Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Garscadden Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Great North Trail (Grampian Mountains) Mountain bike route 261.2 km ▾
Named route Length 261.2 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Kelvingrove Park bandstand
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Wildlife to spot
73,693 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 73,693 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Grey Heron · Blackbird · Moorhen +32
Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dipper Cinclus cinclus Dunnock Prunella modularis Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Eleagnus Sucker · Plagiolepis alluaudi
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eleagnus Sucker Cacopsylla fulguralis Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi 🌿 Plants 14 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Coltsfoot · Groundsel · Thale Cress · Alder · Garden Grape-hyacinth +9
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Alder Alnus glutinosa Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum Cowslip Primula veris Few-flowered Garlic Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 73,693 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Grey Heron · Blackbird · Moorhen +32
Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dipper Cinclus cinclus Dunnock Prunella modularis Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Eleagnus Sucker · Plagiolepis alluaudi
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eleagnus Sucker Cacopsylla fulguralis Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi 🌿 Plants 14 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Coltsfoot · Groundsel · Thale Cress · Alder · Garden Grape-hyacinth +9
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Alder Alnus glutinosa Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum Cowslip Primula veris Few-flowered Garlic Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Allium paradoxum
Allium paradoxum
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Eastern Sowbread Cyclamen coum
Eastern Sowbread Cyclamen coum
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Bitter-Cress Cardamine
Bitter-Cress Cardamine
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus 