Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › Central Scotland › West Lothian Getting here
55.89738, -3.61681
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 ☀️ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ 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🚲 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 — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Orange Ladybird +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Orange Ladybird +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
River Avon Heritage Trail Walking route 14 km ▾
Named route Length 14 km Regional walking route
Show on map 70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 National Cycle Network
Show on map Peel Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Almond Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Nell Burn Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Folly Burn Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Alderstone Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Red Route Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Tennis Courts: Kirkton Park
‹ ›
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
How useful was the information on this page?
id: 97a0edc1-f011-478a-825e-b27a5432eadc
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours Wildlife to spot
24,015 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 24,015 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Magpie · Robin · House Sparrow · Swallow +28
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Teal Anas crecca2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Syrphus · Black Clock +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,015 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Magpie · Robin · House Sparrow · Swallow +28
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Teal Anas crecca2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Syrphus · Black Clock +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo2025
Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2025
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2025
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 