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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha
Getting here
55.95445, -3.41375
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 126m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 126m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma, Sycamore Tarspot +7 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hedge Woundwort, False Oat-grass, Hogweed +216 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km▾
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
Forth Bridges TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef Forth Bridges TrailPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
John Muir Way (Linlithgow to South Queensferry)Walking route24 km▾
Named routeRef JMWLength 24 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route
117 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 76Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
John Muir WayCycling route215 km▾
Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
NCN National Route Link 75, 754Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Edinburgh to Loch LevenCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 754Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km▾
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,696 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,696 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Little Grebe · Moorhen · Mallard · Coot · Mute Swan +28
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RavenCorvus corax
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Red Fox
Small White · Speckled Wood · Western Honey Bee · Red Admiral · Straw Dot +3
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Straw DotRivula sericealis
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- DasineuraDasineura
Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma · Violet Bramble Rust · Sycamore Tarspot · Peniophora cinerea · Ganoderma +5
- Chaetosphaerella phaeostromaChaetosphaerella phaeostroma
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
- Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
- Peniophora cinereaPeniophora cinerea
- GanodermaGanoderma
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Tear Dropper
Agrimony · Hart's-Tongue · Hedge Woundwort · Snowberry · Tutsan +95
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- TutsanHypericum androsaemum
- Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,696 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Little Grebe · Moorhen · Mallard · Coot · Mute Swan +28
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RavenCorvus corax
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Red Fox
Small White · Speckled Wood · Western Honey Bee · Red Admiral · Straw Dot +3
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Straw DotRivula sericealis
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- DasineuraDasineura
Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma · Violet Bramble Rust · Sycamore Tarspot · Peniophora cinerea · Ganoderma +5
- Chaetosphaerella phaeostromaChaetosphaerella phaeostroma
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
- Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
- Peniophora cinereaPeniophora cinerea
- GanodermaGanoderma
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Tear Dropper
Agrimony · Hart's-Tongue · Hedge Woundwort · Snowberry · Tutsan +95
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- TutsanHypericum androsaemum
- Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cylindrobasidium laeve
Cylindrobasidium laeve
Peltigera membranaceaPeltigera membranaceaPeltigera membranaceaPeltigera membranaceaElder WhitewashXylodon sambuciElder WhitewashXylodon sambuciUmbellifer MildewErysiphe heracleiUmbellifer MildewErysiphe heracleiWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumBitter-CressCardamineBitter-CressCardamineShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensBlack CurrantRibes nigrumBlack CurrantRibes nigrumButterburPetasites hybridusButterburPetasites hybridusFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusHyacinthoidesHyacinthoidesHyacinthoidesHyacinthoidesHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumWelted ThistleCarduus crispusWelted ThistleCarduus crispusWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensHybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambiguaHybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambiguaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCommon DuckweedLemna minorCommon DuckweedLemna minorWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleRubus tuberculatusRubus tuberculatusRubus tuberculatusRubus tuberculatusCotoneasterCotoneasterCotoneasterCotoneasterIndet. ComfreySymphytumIndet. ComfreySymphytumCommon WhitebeamSorbus ariaCommon WhitebeamSorbus ariaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaRed CurrantRibes rubrumRed CurrantRibes rubrumHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumTaraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaEvents & activities nearby
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