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🛝Family🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.88708, -3.51061
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- ☀️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
- ☕Asda Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ 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
- ☕Asda Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hoverfly, Sarcophagidae, Oedemera +75 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hoverfly, Sarcophagidae, Oedemera +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 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
Cross Borders Drove Road (Harperrig to West Linton)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km▾
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
111 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network
NCN National Route Link 75, 754Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Little Vantage to BaddinsgillMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km▾
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
19,802 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
19,802 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Redwing · Blue Tit +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Indet. Deer +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Indet. DeerCervidae
- Feral CatFelis catus2025
- Red Fox
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Oedemera virescens · Sarcophagidae · Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Sarcophaga +22
- Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens2025
- SarcophagidaeSarcophagidae2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- SarcophagaSarcophaga2025
- OedemeraOedemera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,802 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Redwing · Blue Tit +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Indet. Deer +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Indet. DeerCervidae
- Feral CatFelis catus2025
- Red Fox
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Oedemera virescens · Sarcophagidae · Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Sarcophaga +22
- Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens2025
- SarcophagidaeSarcophagidae2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- SarcophagaSarcophaga2025
- OedemeraOedemera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vulpes vulpes2025
Vulpes vulpes2025
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LeafhopperCicadellidae2025LeafhopperCicadellidae2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2025Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2025Rhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosa2025Rhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosa2025Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025grasshoppers and cricketsOrthoptera2025grasshoppers and cricketsOrthoptera2025AphidAphididae2025AphidAphididae20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025a weevilCurculionidae2025a weevilCurculionidae2025ThripidaeThripidae2025ThripidaeThripidae2025MuscidaeMuscidae2025MuscidaeMuscidae2025CantharidaeCantharidae2025CantharidaeCantharidae2025Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2025Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2025EmpididaeEmpididae2025EmpididaeEmpididae2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025