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55.89627, -4.35150
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 131m 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 131m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Moorhen +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Moorhen +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly, 22-spot Ladybird +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly, 22-spot Ladybird +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Clyde Coastal Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Allander Walkway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Dougalston Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C Round trip Local walking route
Show on map West Highland Way (Milngavie to Drymen part 1) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National walking route
Show on map 107 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bears Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref K Local cycle route
Show on map 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 Garscadden Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Garscube Estate Cycle Routes 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
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Wildlife to spot
18,901 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,901 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Magpie · Moorhen · Robin · Woodpigeon +44
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · 22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Aphrophora alni +3
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,901 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Magpie · Moorhen · Robin · Woodpigeon +44
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · 22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Aphrophora alni +3
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 