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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Places › Scotland › West Lothian Getting here
55.89813, -3.68936
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 203m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 203m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Redwing, Goldeneye, Fieldfare +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Redwing, Goldeneye, Fieldfare +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broad Buckler-fern, Heath Bedstraw, Common Nettle +234 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Broad Buckler-fern, Heath Bedstraw, Common Nettle +234 more · last seen 2023
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Common Sorrel +25 more foraging species
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
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
Show on map 42 signed routes nearby
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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 185 m ▾
Named route Ref 75 Length 185 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 75 Length 5.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free 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
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Wildlife to spot
6,987 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,987 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldeneye · Redwing · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow +41
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea2024 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Emerald Damselfly · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum · Early Bumblebee · Azure Damselfly +18
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,987 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldeneye · Redwing · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow +41
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea2024 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Emerald Damselfly · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum · Early Bumblebee · Azure Damselfly +18
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Hieroglyphic Ladybird Coccinella hieroglyphica2024
Hieroglyphic Ladybird Coccinella hieroglyphica2024
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
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
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2024
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2024
Barbut's Cuckoo Bee Bombus barbutellus2024
Barbut's Cuckoo Bee Bombus barbutellus2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris2024
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus2024
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus2024 