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Murray Road Play Area

1 ha

📷 Jim Smillie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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55.74427, -3.88197

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Wigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 286m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Wigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 286m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Teal, Wigeon, Lapwing +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Teal, Wigeon, Lapwing +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Chrysotoxum bicinctum, Orange Ladybird · last seen 2024; Insects — Chrysotoxum bicinctum, Orange Ladybird · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Clyde WalkwayWalking route68 km

The Clyde Walkway is 65 km long from Riverside Museum, Glasgow and New Lanark in South Lanarkshire. Created as a joint enterprise by the Glasgow City, South and North Lanarkshire Councils. Close to urban centres with easy access to public transport.

Named routeRef CWLength 68 kmNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

4,076 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,076 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springwinter

2025

Teal · Wigeon · Lapwing · Mallard · Pink-footed Goose +56

TealAnas crecca
WigeonMareca penelope
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Common GullLarus canus
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
GoosanderMergus merganser
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
NuthatchSitta europaea
JackdawColoeus monedula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RavenCorvus corax
JayGarrulus glandarius
SwiftApus apus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CootFulica atra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RuffCalidris pugnax
RookCorvus frugilegus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
DunnockPrunella modularis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodcockScolopax rusticola

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Ramsons

RamsonsAllium ursinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,076 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springwinter

2025

Teal · Wigeon · Lapwing · Mallard · Pink-footed Goose +56

TealAnas crecca
WigeonMareca penelope
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Common GullLarus canus
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
GoosanderMergus merganser
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
NuthatchSitta europaea
JackdawColoeus monedula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RavenCorvus corax
JayGarrulus glandarius
SwiftApus apus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CootFulica atra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RuffCalidris pugnax
RookCorvus frugilegus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
DunnockPrunella modularis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodcockScolopax rusticola

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Ramsons

RamsonsAllium ursinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jim Smillie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lawhill Road: looking north

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