St Matthew's Episcopal Church
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55.88798, -4.25750
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kingfisher and Grey Heron ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kingfisher and Grey Heron ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kingfisher, Grey Heron, Goosander +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kingfisher, Grey Heron, Goosander +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Vine Weevil +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Vine Weevil +2 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 152 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
Show on map Photos St. Matthew's Centre, Possilpark, Glasgow
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Wildlife to spot
23,858 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,858 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Long-tailed Tit · Magpie · Water Rail · Cormorant +37
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Eleagnus Sucker
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Eleagnus Sucker Cacopsylla fulguralis 🌿 Plants 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Groundsel · Thale Cress · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Alder · Few-flowered Garlic +4
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum Alder Alnus glutinosa Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,858 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Long-tailed Tit · Magpie · Water Rail · Cormorant +37
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Eleagnus Sucker
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Eleagnus Sucker Cacopsylla fulguralis 🌿 Plants 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Groundsel · Thale Cress · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Alder · Few-flowered Garlic +4
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum Alder Alnus glutinosa Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dandelion
Dandelion
Taraxacum
Taraxacum
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus
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