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Glen View Memorial Park

2 ha

📷 Steven Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

55.74443, -3.97791

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️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

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Broom, Bramble, Taraxacum agg. +23 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Broom, Bramble, Taraxacum agg. +23 more · last seen 2024

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes 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

Avon WalkwayWalking route

Named routeAvon walkway

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Cycling

53 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 74Cycling route

Named routeRef 74National Cycle Network

Route (74)Cycling route

Named routeRef (74)National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 74Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route463 m

Named routeLength 463 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route22 m

Named routeRef 74Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route22 m

Named routeRef 74Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,245 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,245 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds41 species

spring

2025

Chiffchaff · Wren · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +36

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GoosanderMergus merganser
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
LinnetLinaria cannabina
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SwiftApus apus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus

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Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,245 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

spring

2025

Chiffchaff · Wren · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +36

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GoosanderMergus merganser
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
LinnetLinaria cannabina
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SwiftApus apus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Steven Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

War Memorial in Glenview Memorial Park

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