St Germaine-en-Laye Gardens
Plan your visit
🛝 Family🧺 Picnic🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
55.46136, -4.64078
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Pavilion Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Pavilion Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Ringlet, Syrphus +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ayrshire Coastal Path Walking route 170 km ▾
Long-distance hiking route. A designated 'Scotland's Great Trail'.
Named route Length 170 km National walking route
Show on map River Ayr Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan Walking route ▾
This creation is Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan. Any route from Girvan is a busy road with no shoulders. Bus/Train to Barrhill and continue to Whithorn, the spiritual home of Saint Ninian..
Named route Ref WW-a Regional walking route
Show on map 71 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (SW Scotland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 79 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 79 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 111 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 111 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,509 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,509 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Greenshank · Carrion Crow +43
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit · Domestic Dog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Syrphus · 10-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +15
Syrphus Syrphus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Broom · Lords-and-Ladies · Purple-loosestrife · Marsh Woundwort · Meadow Crane's-bill +16
Broom Cytisus scoparius Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense Sea Rocket Cakile maritima Tansy Tanacetum vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,509 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Greenshank · Carrion Crow +43
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit · Domestic Dog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Syrphus · 10-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +15
Syrphus Syrphus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Broom · Lords-and-Ladies · Purple-loosestrife · Marsh Woundwort · Meadow Crane's-bill +16
Broom Cytisus scoparius Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense Sea Rocket Cakile maritima Tansy Tanacetum vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum
Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Willow Salix
Willow Salix
Apple Malus
Apple Malus
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Sea Radish Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus
Sea Radish Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus
Rape Brassica napus
Rape Brassica napus
Meadow Saxifrage Saxifraga granulata
Meadow Saxifrage Saxifraga granulata 