Penilee Recreation Ground
Getting here
55.85267, -4.37044
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Magpie
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Magpie
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Tree Bumblebee, Oedemera virescens, Vine Weevil +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Tree Bumblebee, Oedemera virescens, Vine Weevil +10 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Wild Onion · last seen 2025; Plants — Wild Onion · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km
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.
Kelvin WalkwayWalking route
Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to GirvanWalking route
This creation is Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan. Any route from Girvan is a busy road with no shoulders. Bus/Train to Barrhill and continue to Whithorn, the spiritual home of Saint Ninian..
White Cart WalkwayWalking route
🚴Cycling
112 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
NCN National Route 754Cycling route
Kelvin CyclewayCycling route
Colleges Cycle RouteCycling route
Route 7Cycling route
Route 75Cycling route
Newton Mearns Commuter Cycle RouteCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km
Great North Trail (Grampian Mountains)Mountain bike route261.2 km
Wildlife to spot
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