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St Thomas' Roman Catholic Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • Rowans — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Robin +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Robin +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

café

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Eristalis tenax, Phaonia angelicae +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Eristalis tenax, Phaonia angelicae +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marsh-marigold, Broad-leaved Helleborine · last seen 2026; Plants — Marsh-marigold, Broad-leaved Helleborine · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
Thomas Muir TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Clyde WalkwayWalking route68 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 routeRef CWLength 68 kmNational walking route
Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to GirvanWalking 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 routeRef WW-aRegional walking route
Seven Lochs TrailWalking route

www.sevenlochs.org

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

119 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 754Cycling route
Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network
Colleges Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Glasgow to Cumbernauld Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bishopbriggs Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Woodside Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Sighthill Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal 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

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