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Newark Park

10 ha

📷 Thomas Nugent · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

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55.93373, -4.67487

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Cormorant
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Cormorant
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Cormorant, Herring Gull +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Oystercatcher, Cormorant, Herring Gull +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Dark Giant Horsefly, Hawthorn Shieldbug +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Dark Giant Horsefly, Hawthorn Shieldbug +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 21

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Clyde Coastal PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

The Shore Circular PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 21Cycling route

Named routeRef 21Regional cycle route

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route56 m

Named routeRef 75Length 56 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route19 m

Named routeRef 75Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route90 m

Named routeLength 90 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route522 m

Named routeRef 75Length 522 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,160 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,160 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Oystercatcher · Cormorant · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull +45

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Dark Giant Horsefly

Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,160 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Oystercatcher · Cormorant · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull +45

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Dark Giant Horsefly

Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Thomas Nugent · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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