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Motte of Seabegs

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Dogs welcome

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55.99681, -3.88650

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redwing and Mallard
✦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

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redwing and Mallard
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Redwing, Mallard, Fieldfare +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Redwing, Mallard, Fieldfare +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Large White +3 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Large White +3 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Holly, Alder, Burnet Rose +1 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Holly, Alder, Burnet Rose +1 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Antonine WayWalking route

Named route

Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km

Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route

Abronhill and Palacerigg CircuitWalking route

Named route

Camp Castlecary CircuitWalking route4 km

Named routeLength 4 kmRound trip

John Muir Way (Croy to Falkirk)Walking route20 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 20 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

Cumbernauld Cycle Route 2Cycling route

Named routeRef 2Local cycle route

Cumbernauld Cycle Route 3Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Helix Around Town TrailCycling route

Named routeRef HArTTLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 754Cycling route

Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network

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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Auchengean TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

Canada TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

Craigieburn TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

Cumbernauld Mountain Bike TrackMountain bike route

Named route

Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km

Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

10,518 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,518 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winterautumn

2025

Mallard · Fieldfare · Woodpigeon · Redwing · Mute Swan +43

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
JackdawColoeus monedula
TealAnas crecca
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Common GullLarus canus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RookCorvus frugilegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great TitParus major
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus
PochardAythya ferina
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis

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Mammals6 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Sika Deer · Brown Hare +1

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pine MartenMartes martes
Sika DeerCervus nippon
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,518 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winterautumn

2025

Mallard · Fieldfare · Woodpigeon · Redwing · Mute Swan +43

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
JackdawColoeus monedula
TealAnas crecca
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Common GullLarus canus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RookCorvus frugilegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great TitParus major
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus
PochardAythya ferina
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis

🦌

Mammals6 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Sika Deer · Brown Hare +1

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pine MartenMartes martes
Sika DeerCervus nippon
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jim Smillie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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