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Places › Scotland › Central Scotland › Falkirk Getting here
55.96968, -3.64841
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Chiffchaff, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Chiffchaff, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bombus lucorum, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Bombus lucorum, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Celery-leaved Buttercup, Viper's-bugloss, Common Twayblade +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Celery-leaved Buttercup, Viper's-bugloss, Common Twayblade +1 more · last seen 2025
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 Linlithgow Loch Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WL3 Listed length 2.3 miles Local walking route
Show on map Linlithgow Marches Perambulation route Walking route ▾
John Muir Way (Falkirk to Linlithgow) Walking route 15 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 15 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 46 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 17 m ▾
Named route Ref 754 Length 17 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 76 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blue Route Mountain bike route ▾
Green Route Mountain bike route ▾
Red Route Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
22,852 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,852 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Carrion Crow · Robin · Chiffchaff · Mute Swan +47
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Great White Egret Ardea alba2025 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Badger · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stoat Mustela erminea Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Black Snipefly · Eristalis horticola +21
Syrphus Syrphus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025 Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola2025 Common Green Grasshopper 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Celery-leaved Buttercup · Viper's-bugloss · Common Twayblade
Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare Common Twayblade Neottia ovata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,852 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Carrion Crow · Robin · Chiffchaff · Mute Swan +47
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Great White Egret Ardea alba2025 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Badger · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stoat Mustela erminea Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Black Snipefly · Eristalis horticola +21
Syrphus Syrphus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025 Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola2025 Common Green Grasshopper 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Celery-leaved Buttercup · Viper's-bugloss · Common Twayblade
Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare Common Twayblade Neottia ovata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Omocestus viridulus2025
Omocestus viridulus2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens2025
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Thricops semicinereus Thricops semicinereus2025
Thricops semicinereus Thricops semicinereus2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Tachycixius pilosus Tachycixius pilosus2025
Tachycixius pilosus Tachycixius pilosus2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria2025
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria2025
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2025
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Minettia longipennis Minettia longipennis2025
Minettia longipennis Minettia longipennis2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025 