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📷 Wikipedia · Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge · CC BY-SA 3.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.93042, -3.69229

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Coot +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Coot +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Thistle, False Oat-grass, Meadowsweet +179 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Thistle, False Oat-grass, Meadowsweet +179 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Raspberry, Rowan +31 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Scathophaga stercoraria, 7-spot Ladybird +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Scathophaga stercoraria, 7-spot Ladybird +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
River Avon Heritage TrailWalking route14 km
Named routeLength 14 kmRegional walking route
John Muir Way (Falkirk to Linlithgow)Walking route15 km
Named routeRef JMWLength 15 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Linlithgow Loch to Union Canal LinkWalking route
Named routeRef WL35Local walking route
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network
John Muir WayCycling route215 km
Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 754Cycling route
Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route17 m
Named routeRef 754Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route7 m
Named routeRef 75Length 7 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route986 m
Named routeRef 75Length 986 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blue RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Green RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge

📷 Wikipedia · Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Muiravonside Country ParkUrban park3.5 km→🏞️MuiravonsideCountry park3.8 km→🌱Balbardie ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Drove Road ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Watson ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Standburn Community ParkUrban park3.3 km→

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