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Places › Scotland › Central Scotland › West Lothian Getting here
55.90351, -3.51907
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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 on site — 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Streblotrichum convolutum, Ragwort +44 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Streblotrichum convolutum, Ragwort +44 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Oedemera virescens +57 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Oedemera virescens +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yellow Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
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Named route Round trip Local walking route
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Named route Round trip 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 National Footpath Demonstration Site Walking route ▾
111 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route Link 75, 754 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Peel Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bankton Mains Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Murieston Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Almond Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blue Route Mountain bike route ▾
Green Route Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
12,893 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,893 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Redwing · Robin · Long-tailed Tit +31
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Indet. Deer Cervidae Feral Cat Felis catus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Oedemera virescens · Sarcophagidae · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Green Grasshopper +15
Syrphus Syrphus2025 Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens2025 Sarcophagidae Sarcophagidae2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,893 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Redwing · Robin · Long-tailed Tit +31
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Indet. Deer Cervidae Feral Cat Felis catus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Oedemera virescens · Sarcophagidae · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Green Grasshopper +15
Syrphus Syrphus2025 Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens2025 Sarcophagidae Sarcophagidae2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera
Oedemera
Oedemera2025
Oedemera2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2025
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2025
Leafhopper Cicadellidae2025
Leafhopper Cicadellidae2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
grasshoppers and crickets Orthoptera2025
grasshoppers and crickets Orthoptera2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Thripidae Thripidae2025
Thripidae Thripidae2025
Muscidae Muscidae2025
Muscidae Muscidae2025
Cantharidae Cantharidae2025
Cantharidae Cantharidae2025
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2025
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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