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Places › Scotland › Central Scotland › North Lanarkshire Getting here
55.79012, -3.96211
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 128m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 128m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Robin +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Robin +78 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 — Red-legged Shieldbug, Lily Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Lily Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Clyde Walkway Walking route 68 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.
Named route Ref CW Length 68 km National walking route
Show on map Avon Walkway Walking route ▾
Named route Avon walkway
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Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 74 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 74 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref Greenlink Local cycle route
Show on map Holytown to Eurocentral Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 74 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 22 m ▾
Named route Ref 74 Length 22 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 74 Length 2.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,315 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,315 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +36
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Siskin Spinus spinus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnet Linaria cannabina Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Nemopoda nitidula · Cheilosia pagana
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024 Nemopoda nitidula Nemopoda nitidula2024 Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2024 Yellow Bird's-nest · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Henbit Dead-nettle · Reflexed Saltmarsh-Grass · Black Nightshade +11
Yellow Bird's-nest Hypopitys monotropa Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Henbit Dead-nettle Lamium amplexicaule Reflexed Saltmarsh-Grass Puccinellia distans Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,315 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +36
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Siskin Spinus spinus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnet Linaria cannabina Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Nemopoda nitidula · Cheilosia pagana
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024 Nemopoda nitidula Nemopoda nitidula2024 Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2024 Yellow Bird's-nest · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Henbit Dead-nettle · Reflexed Saltmarsh-Grass · Black Nightshade +11
Yellow Bird's-nest Hypopitys monotropa Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Henbit Dead-nettle Lamium amplexicaule Reflexed Saltmarsh-Grass Puccinellia distans Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Senecio squalidus x viscosus = S. x londinensis
Senecio squalidus x viscosus = S. x londinensis
Senecio squalidus x viscosus = S. x londinensis
Senecio squalidus x viscosus = S. x londinensis
Pastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestris Pastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestris
Pastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestris Pastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestris
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum
Blue Fleabane Erigeron acris
Blue Fleabane Erigeron acris
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis
Common Broomrape Orobanche minor
Common Broomrape Orobanche minor
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Wintergreen Pyrola minor
Common Wintergreen Pyrola minor
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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