Mallace Avenue Woodland Walk 15 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › Scotland › Central Scotland › West Lothian Getting here
55.89804, -3.67949
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Redwing, Goldeneye, Fieldfare +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Redwing, Goldeneye, Fieldfare +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broad Buckler-fern, Heath Bedstraw, Broad-leaved Dock +229 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Broad Buckler-fern, Heath Bedstraw, Broad-leaved Dock +229 more · last seen 2023
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Common Sorrel +26 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emerald Damselfly, Black Darter, Helophilus pendulus +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Emerald Damselfly, Black Darter, Helophilus pendulus +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
River Avon Heritage Trail Walking route 14 km ▾
Named route Length 14 km Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Route 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 National Cycle Network
Show on map Whitburn Town Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 198 m ▾
Named route Ref 75 Length 198 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7 m ▾
Named route Ref 75 Length 7 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 986 m ▾
Named route Ref 75 Length 986 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 106 m ▾
Named route Ref 75 Length 106 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Blue Route Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
9,962 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,962 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Goldeneye · Redwing · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie +39
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2024 Emerald Damselfly · Helophilus pendulus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Eupeodes corollae +24
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024 Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,962 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Goldeneye · Redwing · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie +39
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2024 Emerald Damselfly · Helophilus pendulus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Eupeodes corollae +24
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024 Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly
Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus2024
Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus2024
Broken-belted Bumblebee Bombus soroeensis2024
Broken-belted Bumblebee Bombus soroeensis2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2024
Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2024
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2024
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2024
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2024
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis2024
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis2024
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus2024
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa2024
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa2024
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2024
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2024
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki2024
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki2024
Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma2024
Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma2024 