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St Michaels Church

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.91209, -4.09171

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕The Coffee House — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParkingPlayground

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Starling +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Starling +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Birch Bark Stripper, Blushing Bracket, Jelly Ear +36 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Birch Bark Stripper, Blushing Bracket, Jelly Ear +36 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, café

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Small White, Painted Lady +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Small White, Painted Lady +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Seven Lochs TrailWalking route

www.sevenlochs.org

Named routeLocal walking route
Provan Hall TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Antonine WayWalking route
Named route
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
Adamslie to Canal PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
John Muir WayCycling route215 km
Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
Cumbernauld Cycle Route 4aCycling route
Named routeRef 4aLocal cycle route
Cumbernauld Cycle Route 1eCycling route
Named routeRef 1eLocal cycle route
Cumbernauld Cycle Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Cumbernauld Cycle Route 1fCycling route
Named routeRef 1fLocal cycle route
Cumbernauld Cycle Route 1bCycling route
Named routeRef 1bLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The shops, Moodiesburn

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The shops, Moodiesburn

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