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Hareleeshill Sports Barn

60 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome60 ha

Getting here

55.72895, -3.95695

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Magpie
☀️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

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Magpie
☀️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

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hairy Bitter-cress, Annual Meadow-grass, Broom +22 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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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

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 74Cycling route

Named routeRef 74National Cycle Network

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

N/ACycling route139 m

Named routeLength 139 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.3 km

Named routeRef 74Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route617 m

Named routeRef 74Length 617 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,591 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,591 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

autumn

2025

Dunnock · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +34

DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
JayGarrulus glandarius
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,591 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

autumn

2025

Dunnock · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +34

DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
JayGarrulus glandarius
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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