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Places › Scotland › Central Scotland › North Lanarkshire Getting here
55.77425, -3.93817
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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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 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, Chaffinch +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Painted Lady, Large Yellow Underwing, Garden Carpet +122 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Painted Lady, Large Yellow Underwing, Garden Carpet +122 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Ivy, Cuckooflower +9 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Ivy, Cuckooflower +9 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Avon Walkway Walking route ▾
Named route Avon walkway
Show on map 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 74 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 74 National Cycle Network
Show on map Greenlink Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Greenlink Local cycle route
Show on map Holytown to Eurocentral Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 74 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 139 m ▾
Named route Length 139 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 74 Length 2.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos King George's playing fields, Wishaw
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Wildlife to spot
6,328 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,328 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Greenfinch · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Chaffinch +35
Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rock Dove Columba livia Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goosander Mergus merganser Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Curlew Numenius arquata Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
2-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis pertinax +8
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Eristalis tenax 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Yellow Bird's-nest · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Ground-elder · Shepherd's-purse · Snapdragon +17
Yellow Bird's-nest Hypopitys monotropa Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,328 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Greenfinch · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Chaffinch +35
Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rock Dove Columba livia Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goosander Mergus merganser Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Curlew Numenius arquata Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
2-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis pertinax +8
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Eristalis tenax 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Yellow Bird's-nest · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Ground-elder · Shepherd's-purse · Snapdragon +17
Yellow Bird's-nest Hypopitys monotropa Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola2024
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola2024
Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae2024
Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
Common Wintergreen Pyrola minor
Common Wintergreen Pyrola minor
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Henbit Dead-nettle Lamium amplexicaule
Henbit Dead-nettle Lamium amplexicaule
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Water Avens Geum rivale
Water Avens Geum rivale
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
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