Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
58.21050, -6.39684
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Herring Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Herring Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Herring Gull, Hooded Crow +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Grey Heron, Herring Gull, Hooded Crow +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, White-tailed Bumblebee, Square-spot Rustic +141 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant-rhubarb, Cuckooflower, Closterium parvulum +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hebridean Way (Hiking)Walking route252 km▾
Hiking route along the length of the Outer Hebrides
Named routeLength 252 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Lews Castle ParkrunWalking route5 km▾
5km route used by Lews Castle Parkrun
Named routeLength 5 kmParkrun
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Euastrum bidentatum
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