Polkemmet
70 ha· Local authority
Plan your visit
🛝Family🌳Ancient🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome70 ha
Getting here
55.86559, -3.71980
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Reed Bunting and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Country Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Reed Bunting and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Country Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets🐄Farm visit
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Country park — designed for family visits
Free
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Country park — good for group day out
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Reed Bunting, Mallard, Sedge Warbler +67 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network
Whitburn Town WalkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route198 m▾
Named routeRef 75Length 198 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route185 m▾
Named routeRef 75Length 185 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.4 km▾
Named routeRef 75Length 5.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7 m▾
Named routeRef 75Length 7 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
Bowling green, Polkemmet Country Park
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Wildlife to spot
3,099 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,099 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chaffinch · Reed Bunting · Whitethroat · Kestrel · Robin +47
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TealAnas crecca
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Great TitParus major
- CootFulica atra2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Badger · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Oedemera virescens · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +29
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,099 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chaffinch · Reed Bunting · Whitethroat · Kestrel · Robin +47
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TealAnas crecca
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Great TitParus major
- CootFulica atra2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Badger · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Oedemera virescens · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +29
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brachypera zoilus
Brachypera zoilus
Brachypera zoilus
Brachypera zoilus
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