Getting here
55.86873, -3.69054
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 173m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 173m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
⚽Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km40 signed routes nearby
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Route 75Cycling route▾
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Whitburn Town WalkCycling route▾
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Main RouteCycling route198 m▾
Named routeRef 75Length 198 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route185 m▾
Named routeRef 75Length 185 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.4 km▾
Named routeRef 75Length 5.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7 m▾
Named routeRef 75Length 7 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
10,667 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,667 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Coot · Grey Heron · Little Grebe · Kestrel · Wigeon +50
- CootFulica atra
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- TealAnas crecca
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RavenCorvus corax
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwiftApus apus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects24 species
springsummer
2025▾
Black Darter · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Brachypera zoilus +19
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Brachypera zoilusBrachypera zoilus
- Eudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolor
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,667 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Coot · Grey Heron · Little Grebe · Kestrel · Wigeon +50
- CootFulica atra
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- TealAnas crecca
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RavenCorvus corax
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwiftApus apus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects24 species
springsummer
2025▾
Black Darter · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Brachypera zoilus +19
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Brachypera zoilusBrachypera zoilus
- Eudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolor
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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