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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 96m away — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 96m away — 4 car parks within reach

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

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6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Ringlet, Green-veined White, Common Carder Bee +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ringlet, Green-veined White, Common Carder Bee +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Moderate match

Named cycling route nearby: Mossneuk Cycle Route

Varies

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Old Drove Road Walking RouteWalking route

Named route

White Cart WalkwayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Stamperland WalkwayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Magnificent 11Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 756Cycling route

Named routeRef 756National Cycle Network

East Kilbride Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

East Kilbride to Strathaven cycle routeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

East Kilbride Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

East Kilbride Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route

Named routeRef 2Local cycle route

Eaglesham to Strathaven Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cathkin Braes Country Park BlueMountain bike route

Named route

Cathkin Braes Country Park GreenMountain bike route

Named route

Cathkin Braes Country Park RedMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

7,988 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,988 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Great Tit +40

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2024

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Mammals3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

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Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

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Insects26 species

spring

2025

Ringlet · Green-veined White · Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Peacock +21

RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
BumblebeeBombus2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024

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Plants116 species

summer

2024

Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Broad-leaved Willowherb · Marsh Foxtail · Ground-elder · Meadow Vetchling +111

Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
ElderSambucus nigra
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
DaisyBellis perennis
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
White CloverTrifolium repens
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
Common CouchElymus repens
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Bay WillowSalix pentandra
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Curled DockRumex crispus
Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata
Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
TimothyPhleum pratense
IvyHedera helix
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
BeechFagus sylvatica
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
HollyIlex aquifolium
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Red FescueFestuca rubra
RowanSorbus aucuparia
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
NipplewortLapsana communis
AshFraxinus excelsior
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Red CurrantRibes rubrum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
DandelionTaraxacum
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
CleaversGalium aparine
HazelCorylus avellana
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
French Crane's-billGeranium endressii
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Orange-ball-treeBuddleja globosa
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Common VetchVicia sativa
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Northern DockRumex longifolius
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Red Horse-chestnutAesculus carnea
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius
Various-leaved Water-starwortCallitriche platycarpa
Callitriche brutia subsp. brutiaCallitriche brutia subsp. brutia
Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum
White-stemmed BrambleRubus cockburnianus
BugleAjuga reptans

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,988 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Great Tit +40

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects26 species

spring

2025

Ringlet · Green-veined White · Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Peacock +21

RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
BumblebeeBombus2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024

🌿

Plants116 species

summer

2024

Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Broad-leaved Willowherb · Marsh Foxtail · Ground-elder · Meadow Vetchling +111

Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
ElderSambucus nigra
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
DaisyBellis perennis
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
White CloverTrifolium repens
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
Common CouchElymus repens
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Bay WillowSalix pentandra
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Curled DockRumex crispus
Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata
Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
TimothyPhleum pratense
IvyHedera helix
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
BeechFagus sylvatica
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
HollyIlex aquifolium
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Red FescueFestuca rubra
RowanSorbus aucuparia
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
NipplewortLapsana communis
AshFraxinus excelsior
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Red CurrantRibes rubrum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
DandelionTaraxacum
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
CleaversGalium aparine
HazelCorylus avellana
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
French Crane's-billGeranium endressii
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Orange-ball-treeBuddleja globosa
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Common VetchVicia sativa
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Northern DockRumex longifolius
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Red Horse-chestnutAesculus carnea
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius
Various-leaved Water-starwortCallitriche platycarpa
Callitriche brutia subsp. brutiaCallitriche brutia subsp. brutia
Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum
White-stemmed BrambleRubus cockburnianus
BugleAjuga reptans

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 G Laird · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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