Original West Kirk of West Calder (ruins) 0 ha
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55.85096, -3.57062
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ New Cafe (Cafe Nuovo) — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ New Cafe (Cafe Nuovo) — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rough Meadow-grass, Eyebright, Perennial Rye-grass +153 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Rough Meadow-grass, Eyebright, Perennial Rye-grass +153 more · last seen 2023
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Raspberry +18 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
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Route 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
13,779 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,779 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Goldfinch +41
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Indet. Deer · Hedgehog +2
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Indet. Deer Cervidae2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis pertinax · Field Grasshopper · Cicadella viridis · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Nettle Weevil +7
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus Cantharis cryptica Cantharis cryptica Xylota segnis Smooth Lady's-mantle · Broad-leaved Dock · American Willowherb · Common Duckweed · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +29
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum Common Duckweed Lemna minor Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Hairy-brome Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,779 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Goldfinch +41
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Indet. Deer · Hedgehog +2
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Indet. Deer Cervidae2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis pertinax · Field Grasshopper · Cicadella viridis · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Nettle Weevil +7
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus Cantharis cryptica Cantharis cryptica Xylota segnis Smooth Lady's-mantle · Broad-leaved Dock · American Willowherb · Common Duckweed · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +29
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum Common Duckweed Lemna minor Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Hairy-brome Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hare
Brown Hare
Lepus europaeus2025
Lepus europaeus2025
American Mink Neovison vison2025
American Mink Neovison vison2025 Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus
Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti
Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024 Bromopsis ramosa
Bromopsis ramosa
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Timothy Phleum pratense
Timothy Phleum pratense
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Oval Sedge Carex leporina
Oval Sedge Carex leporina
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Early Pampas-grass Cortaderia richardii
Early Pampas-grass Cortaderia richardii
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
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