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55.89784, -4.05703
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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 218m 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 218m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coot, Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly, Black Darter +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly, Black Darter +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The North Calder Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
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 Woodpecker Trail Walking route 1.8 km ▾
You'll often hear great spotted woodpeckers drumming or calling in Orchardton Woods, but follow the trail to discover what amazing birds they are! Tarmac and gravel paths, narrow in places, flat and even, some sections can be muddy.
Named route Length 1.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Strathkelvin Railway Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cumbernauld Cycle Route 1e Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1e 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 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Cumbernauld Cycle Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,944 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,944 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Moorhen · Mallard · Tufted Duck · Mute Swan +42
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Shoveler Spatula clypeata Teal Anas crecca Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stoat Mustela erminea2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Black Darter +17
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,944 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Moorhen · Mallard · Tufted Duck · Mute Swan +42
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Shoveler Spatula clypeata Teal Anas crecca Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stoat Mustela erminea2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Black Darter +17
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2024
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2024
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2024
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2024
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2024
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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