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55.91138, -4.09694
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 148m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 148m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Syrphus ribesii +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Syrphus ribesii +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Seven Lochs Trail Walking route ▾
www.sevenlochs.org
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Provan Hall Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Antonine Way Walking route ▾
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National walking route
Show on map Hayston Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 23 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 Cumbernauld Cycle Route 4a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4a Local cycle route
Show on map Cumbernauld Cycle Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map Cumbernauld Cycle Route 1f Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1f Local cycle route
Show on map Cumbernauld Cycle Route 1b Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1b Local cycle route
Show on map Cumbernauld Cycle Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,422 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,422 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Magpie · Robin +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Teal Anas crecca Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Common Gull Larus canus Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Siskin Spinus spinus Rook Corvus frugilegus Whitethroat Curruca communis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rock Dove Columba livia Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Goosander Mergus merganser Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Skylark Alauda arvensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Syrphus ribesii · Hieroglyphic Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Hieroglyphic Ladybird Coccinella hieroglyphica Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Giant Hogweed · Wild Angelica · Broad-leaved Willowherb · Red Clover · Autumn Hawkbit +43
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2024 Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2024 Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024 Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2024 Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,422 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Magpie · Robin +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Teal Anas crecca Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Common Gull Larus canus Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Siskin Spinus spinus Rook Corvus frugilegus Whitethroat Curruca communis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rock Dove Columba livia Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Goosander Mergus merganser Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Skylark Alauda arvensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Syrphus ribesii · Hieroglyphic Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Hieroglyphic Ladybird Coccinella hieroglyphica Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Giant Hogweed · Wild Angelica · Broad-leaved Willowherb · Red Clover · Autumn Hawkbit +43
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2024 Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2024 Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024 Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2024 Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly
Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
2024
2024
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2024
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2024
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2024
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2024
Italian Alder Alnus cordata2024
Italian Alder Alnus cordata2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia2024
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia2024
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2024
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2024
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2024
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2024
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2024
Rubus echinatoides Rubus echinatoides2024
Rubus echinatoides Rubus echinatoides2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2024
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2024
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2024
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2024
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis2024
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis2024
Hawkweed Hieracium2024
Hawkweed Hieracium2024
Beech Fagus sylvatica2024
Beech Fagus sylvatica2024
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2024
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2024
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum2024
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
Greater Plantain Plantago major2024
Greater Plantain Plantago major2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2024
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2024
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2024
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2024
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2024
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2024
Silver Birch Betula pendula2024
Silver Birch Betula pendula2024
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2024
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2024
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2024
Broom Cytisus scoparius2024
Broom Cytisus scoparius2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2024
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2024
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2024
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2024
Osier Salix viminalis2024
Osier Salix viminalis2024
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2024
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2024
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2024
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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