Riverside Bowling Club
11 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
56.12603, -3.92520
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Valenzuela flavidus +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fairy Foxglove, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, White Mullein +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Henry Milne WalkWalking route▾
Lower loopWalking route2.4 km▾
Visit the ruins at Fossachie and the site of Logie homestead on informal paths.
Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Dumyat summitWalking route5 km▾
Mix of path surfaces with some rocky and muddy sections. Look out for a beacon commissioned for the Queen's Jubilee in 1977.
Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Whitehill WalkWalking route700 m▾
A short stroll through the sycamore woods around White Hill.| Smooth gravel surface with one short uneven section. Includes some short steep slopes.
Named routeLength 700 mDuration 00:15Round tripLocal walking route
91 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 76Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Route 765Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 765National Cycle Network
Route 768Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 768National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route123 m▾
Named routeRef 768Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km▾
Named routeRef 76Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route78 m▾
Named routeRef 765Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
27,934 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
27,934 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Jackdaw · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +37
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TealAnas crecca
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Syrphus · Valenzuela flavidus · Ribautiana ulmi · Lime Aphid · Acericerus heydenii +14
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus
- Ribautiana ulmiRibautiana ulmi
- Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae
- Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
- Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
- PsyllidaePsyllidae
🌿Plants12 species
summerautumn
2025▾
White Mullein · Fairy Foxglove · Wall-rue · Red Valerian · Wall Lettuce +7
- White MulleinVerbascum lychnitis
- Fairy FoxgloveErinus alpinus
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,934 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Jackdaw · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +37
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TealAnas crecca
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Syrphus · Valenzuela flavidus · Ribautiana ulmi · Lime Aphid · Acericerus heydenii +14
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus
- Ribautiana ulmiRibautiana ulmi
- Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae
- Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
- Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
- PsyllidaePsyllidae
🌿Plants12 species
summerautumn
2025▾
White Mullein · Fairy Foxglove · Wall-rue · Red Valerian · Wall Lettuce +7
- White MulleinVerbascum lychnitis
- Fairy FoxgloveErinus alpinus
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Mallow
Common Mallow
Malva sylvestris
Malva sylvestris
Marsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustrisMarsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustrisCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus