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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.56142, -3.62162
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Smew and Oystercatcher
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 234m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Smew and Oystercatcher
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 234m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Smew, Oystercatcher, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Smew, Oystercatcher, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bembidion atrocaeruleum, Large Yellow Underwing, Dark Arches +131 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broad-leaved Willowherb, Germander Speedwell, Lesser Stitchwort +217 more · last seen 2016
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lanark to Biggar via Hyndford BridgeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,181 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,181 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springwinter
2025▾
Smew · Goosander · Little Egret · Oystercatcher · Ringed Plover +46
- SmewMergellus albellus2021
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
- WigeonMareca penelope2022
- TealAnas crecca2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedshankTringa totanus2022
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- MerlinFalco columbarius2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2019
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2018
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2018
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Paranchus albipes · Larch Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Hieroglyphic Ladybird +8
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes2024
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Jacob's-ladder · Garden Lady's-mantle
- Jacob's-ladderPolemonium caeruleum
- Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,181 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springwinter
2025▾
Smew · Goosander · Little Egret · Oystercatcher · Ringed Plover +46
- SmewMergellus albellus2021
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
- WigeonMareca penelope2022
- TealAnas crecca2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedshankTringa totanus2022
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- MerlinFalco columbarius2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2019
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2018
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2018
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Paranchus albipes · Larch Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Hieroglyphic Ladybird +8
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes2024
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Jacob's-ladder · Garden Lady's-mantle
- Jacob's-ladderPolemonium caeruleum
- Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trypodendron domesticum
Trypodendron domesticum
Trypodendron domesticum
Trypodendron domesticum
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiCarabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2024Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2024Agonum piceumAgonum piceum2024Agonum piceumAgonum piceum2024Zorochros minimusZorochros minimus2024Zorochros minimusZorochros minimus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019