🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🛝 Family
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Places › Scotland › Mid Scotland and Fife › Stirling Getting here
55.98546, -4.31330
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ The Wilsons — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ The Wilsons — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Redwing, Goldeneye, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Redwing, Goldeneye, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Orange Ladybird +73 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Orange Ladybird +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Clyde Coastal Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map John Muir Way (Balloch to Strathblane part 1) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMW Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Allander Walkway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map John Muir Way (Balloch to Strathblane part 2) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMW Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map West Highland Way (Milngavie to Drymen part 2) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
John Muir Way Cycling route 215 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 215 km Point-to-point Regional cycle route
Show on map Strathkelvin Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 755 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 755 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 10.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 755 Length 10.7 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 755 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 499 m ▾
Named route Ref 755 Length 499 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Grampian Mountains) Mountain bike route 261.2 km ▾
Named route Length 261.2 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
15,739 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,739 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Redwing · Goldeneye · Fieldfare · Robin · Slavonian Grebe +33
Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Orange Ladybird · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Coenosia tigrina · Four-spotted Chaser +7
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Syrphus Syrphus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata 🌿 Plants 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Heather · Bilberry · Round-leaved Sundew · Ragged-Robin · Bog Asphodel +5
Heather Calluna vulgaris Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,739 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Redwing · Goldeneye · Fieldfare · Robin · Slavonian Grebe +33
Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Orange Ladybird · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Coenosia tigrina · Four-spotted Chaser +7
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Syrphus Syrphus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata 🌿 Plants 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Heather · Bilberry · Round-leaved Sundew · Ragged-Robin · Bog Asphodel +5
Heather Calluna vulgaris Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2025
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2025
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2025 Lousewort
Lousewort
Pedicularis sylvatica
Pedicularis sylvatica
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Betony Betonica officinalis
Betony Betonica officinalis
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