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55.67873, -4.07632
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Melanohalea exasperatula, Oak Moss, Fuscidea lightfootii +43 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Melanohalea exasperatula, Oak Moss, Fuscidea lightfootii +43 more · last seen 2013
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Garden Lady's-mantle, Japanese Knotweed +105 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Garden Lady's-mantle, Japanese Knotweed +105 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Ground-elder, Hogweed, Common Nettle +9 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
East Kilbride to Strathaven cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The Strathaven Balloon Festival 2025
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Wildlife to spot
3,088 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,088 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Common Gull Larus canus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Himalayan Balsam · Common Dog-violet · Foxglove · Procumbent Pearlwort · Creeping Bent +51
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2023 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2023 Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2023 Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2023 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,088 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Common Gull Larus canus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Himalayan Balsam · Common Dog-violet · Foxglove · Procumbent Pearlwort · Creeping Bent +51
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2023 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2023 Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2023 Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2023 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2023
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2023
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2023
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2023
Water Avens Geum rivale2023
Water Avens Geum rivale2023
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2023
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2023
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2023
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2023
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2023
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2023
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2023
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2023
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2023
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2023
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2023
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2023
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina2023
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina2023
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2023
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2023
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2023
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2023
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2023
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2023
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2023
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2023
Hedera helix Hedera helix2023
Hedera helix Hedera helix2023
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2023
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2023
Beech Fagus sylvatica2023
Beech Fagus sylvatica2023
Dandelion Taraxacum2023
Dandelion Taraxacum2023
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2023
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2023
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2023
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2023
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2023
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2023
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia2023
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia2023
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica2023
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica2023
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2023
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2023
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2023
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2023
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2023
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2023
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2023
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2023
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2023
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2023
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2023
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2023
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2023
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2023
Greater Plantain Plantago major2023
Greater Plantain Plantago major2023
daffodils Narcissus2023
daffodils Narcissus2023
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2023
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Daisy Bellis perennis2023
Daisy Bellis perennis2023
Elder Sambucus nigra2023
Elder Sambucus nigra2023
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2023
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2023
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2023
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2023
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2023
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2023
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2023
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2023
Red Campion Silene dioica2023
Red Campion Silene dioica2023
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2023
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2023
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2023
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Silver Birch Betula pendula2023
Silver Birch Betula pendula2023
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2023
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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