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55.98033, -3.71629
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ The Cross — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ The Cross — a good base for a longer summer day out ☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Syrphus, Early Bumblebee +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Syrphus, Early Bumblebee +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Bitter-vetch, Bittersweet +13 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Bitter-vetch, Bittersweet +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National walking route
Show on map River Avon Heritage Trail Walking route 14 km ▾
Named route Length 14 km Regional walking route
Show on map blue Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map red Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map yellow Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map 51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map John Muir Way Cycling route 215 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 215 km Point-to-point Regional cycle route
Show on map Helix Around Town Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HArTT Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 754 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 754 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 754 Length 20 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 139 m ▾
Named route Ref 754 Length 139 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route 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 Photos Flats on Main Street, Brightons
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Wildlife to spot
6,602 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,602 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Bullfinch +45
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Goosander Mergus merganser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Dipper Cinclus cinclus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Wigeon Mareca penelope Goldcrest Regulus regulus Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Redshank Tringa totanus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Teal Anas crecca Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Raven Corvus corax Swift Apus apus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Syrphus · Early Bumblebee · Violet Ground Beetle · Cantharis nigricans +27
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Syrphus Syrphus Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens Daisy · Annual Meadow-grass · Dandelion · Scentless Mayweed · Red Dead-nettle +14
Daisy Bellis perennis2024 Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024 Dandelion Taraxacum2024 Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2024 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,602 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Bullfinch +45
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Goosander Mergus merganser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Dipper Cinclus cinclus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Wigeon Mareca penelope Goldcrest Regulus regulus Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Redshank Tringa totanus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Teal Anas crecca Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Raven Corvus corax Swift Apus apus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Syrphus · Early Bumblebee · Violet Ground Beetle · Cantharis nigricans +27
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Syrphus Syrphus Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens Daisy · Annual Meadow-grass · Dandelion · Scentless Mayweed · Red Dead-nettle +14
Daisy Bellis perennis2024 Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024 Dandelion Taraxacum2024 Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2024 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Chrysolina polita
Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Chrysolina polita
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Dermestes ater Dermestes ater2024
Dermestes ater Dermestes ater2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Scaeva Scaeva2024
Scaeva Scaeva2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Bumblebee Bombus2024
Bumblebee Bombus2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024 2025
2025
Hamamelidaceae Hamamelidaceae2024
Hamamelidaceae Hamamelidaceae2024
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis2024
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2024
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2024
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2024
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2024
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2024
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2024
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis2024
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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