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Killandean Community Allotment Gardens

19 ha

📷 Jim Smillie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

55.88020, -3.54495

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Robin, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Common Feather-moss, Bird's-claw Beard-moss +26 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bumblebee, Sarcophagidae +78 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bumblebee, Sarcophagidae +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Yellow WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Green PathWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Red WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km

Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

73 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

Peel PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Bankton Mains PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Murieston PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Almond PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 754Cycling route

Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km

Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

14,776 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,776 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Carrion Crow +38

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CootFulica atra
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoosanderMergus merganser
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
PochardAythya ferina
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
TealAnas crecca2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025

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Mammals5 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Indet. Deer · Feral Cat · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Indet. DeerCervidae
Feral CatFelis catus2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

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Insects5 species

summer

2026

Eyed Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Sarcophagidae · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus

Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
SarcophagidaeSarcophagidae2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,776 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Carrion Crow +38

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CootFulica atra
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoosanderMergus merganser
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
PochardAythya ferina
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
TealAnas crecca2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Indet. Deer · Feral Cat · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Indet. DeerCervidae
Feral CatFelis catus2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2026

Eyed Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Sarcophagidae · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus

Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
SarcophagidaeSarcophagidae2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jim Smillie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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