St John's-Renfield Church
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › Glasgow › Glasgow City Getting here
55.88599, -4.30642
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Cleveden Deli — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Cleveden Deli — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ 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 — Kingfisher, Magpie, Moorhen +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kingfisher, Magpie, Moorhen +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
🚵 Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Great North Trail (Central Belt)
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Cowslip, Few-flowered Garlic, Snowdrop +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cowslip, Few-flowered Garlic, Snowdrop +9 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Allander Walkway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National walking route
Show on map Thomas Muir Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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 Kelvin Walkway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 153 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bears Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref K Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 754 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 754 National Cycle Network
Show on map Kelvin Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Colleges Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Glasgow to Cumbernauld Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bishopbriggs Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Great North Trail (Grampian Mountains) Mountain bike route 261.2 km ▾
Named route Length 261.2 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
91,353 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 91,353 records · National Biodiversity Network Moorhen · Magpie · Grey Heron · Mallard · Redwing +39
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redwing Turdus iliacus Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Eleagnus Sucker · Plagiolepis alluaudi
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Eleagnus Sucker Cacopsylla fulguralis Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi Cowslip · Few-flowered Garlic · Snowdrop · Coltsfoot · Alder +7
Cowslip Primula veris Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Alder Alnus glutinosa Dandelion Taraxacum Elder Sambucus nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 91,353 records · National Biodiversity Network Moorhen · Magpie · Grey Heron · Mallard · Redwing +39
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redwing Turdus iliacus Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Eleagnus Sucker · Plagiolepis alluaudi
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Eleagnus Sucker Cacopsylla fulguralis Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi Cowslip · Few-flowered Garlic · Snowdrop · Coltsfoot · Alder +7
Cowslip Primula veris Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Alder Alnus glutinosa Dandelion Taraxacum Elder Sambucus nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Garlic Mustard
Garlic Mustard
Alliaria petiolata
Alliaria petiolata
Eastern Sowbread Cyclamen coum
Eastern Sowbread Cyclamen coum
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Bitter-Cress Cardamine
Bitter-Cress Cardamine
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus 