Limefield Recreation Park
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.86008, -3.54766
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Corry's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Corry's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Mallard, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rhododendron, Cotoneaster, Meadowsweet +173 more · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yellow WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Green PathWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Red WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network
Peel PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bankton Mains PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Murieston PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Almond PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Uphall to East CalderCycling route▾
Named routeRef WL17Local cycle route
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Limefield Recreation Park, Polbeth
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Wildlife to spot
13,846 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,846 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Raven · Bullfinch · House Sparrow +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
🦌Mammals7 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Roe Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Indet. Deer +2
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Indet. DeerCervidae2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Field Grasshopper · Polydrusus formosus · Cicadella viridis · Common Red Soldier Beetle +6
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Cantharis nigricans
Devil's-bit Scabious · Jointed Rush · Zigzag Clover · Wood-sedge · Sitka Spruce +68
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
- Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
- Willow-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster salicifolius
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,846 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Raven · Bullfinch · House Sparrow +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
🦌Mammals7 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Roe Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Indet. Deer +2
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Indet. DeerCervidae2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Field Grasshopper · Polydrusus formosus · Cicadella viridis · Common Red Soldier Beetle +6
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Cantharis nigricans
Devil's-bit Scabious · Jointed Rush · Zigzag Clover · Wood-sedge · Sitka Spruce +68
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
- Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
- Willow-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster salicifolius
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog
Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus2025
Erinaceus europaeus2025
Common ShrewSorex araneus2025Common ShrewSorex araneus2025Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans
Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticolaBilberry BumblebeeBombus monticolaBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Red-osier DogwoodCornus sericeaRed-osier DogwoodCornus sericeaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaPyrenean ValerianValeriana pyrenaicaPyrenean ValerianValeriana pyrenaicaBroad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natansBroad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natansCommon DuckweedLemna minorCommon DuckweedLemna minorBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusConfused BridewortSpiraea douglasii x salicifolia = S. x pseudosalicifoliaConfused BridewortSpiraea douglasii x salicifolia = S. x pseudosalicifoliaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaGarden LupinLupinus polyphyllusGarden LupinLupinus polyphyllusSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperusCyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperusWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaWhite Water-lilyNymphaea albaWhite Water-lilyNymphaea albaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusMare's-tailHippuris vulgarisMare's-tailHippuris vulgarisGreater SpearwortRanunculus linguaGreater SpearwortRanunculus linguaOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorHimalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsiiHimalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsiiGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaRed CurrantRibes rubrumRed CurrantRibes rubrumWhite StonecropSedum albumWhite StonecropSedum albumWestern Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophyllaWestern Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophyllaWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCorncockleAgrostemma githagoCorncockleAgrostemma githagoField PansyViola arvensisField PansyViola arvensisLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSticky GroundselSenecio viscosusSticky GroundselSenecio viscosusDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum