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Getting here
55.62607, -3.52456
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Zest sandwich bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Zest sandwich bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Free
Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Hedgehog, Bat +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady +25 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lanark to Biggar via Hyndford BridgeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Tweed CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef TRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,335 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,335 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Curlew · Rook · Jackdaw · Blackbird +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- SwiftApus apus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Striped Ladybird · Salpingus ruficollis · 10-spot Ladybird · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · Ectopsocus petersi +7
- Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
- Salpingus ruficollisSalpingus ruficollis
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis
- Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Snowdrop · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Long-beaked Water Feather-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Creeping Feather-moss +47
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2023
- Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2023
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2023
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2023
- Crescent-cup Liverwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,335 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Curlew · Rook · Jackdaw · Blackbird +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- SwiftApus apus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Striped Ladybird · Salpingus ruficollis · 10-spot Ladybird · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · Ectopsocus petersi +7
- Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
- Salpingus ruficollisSalpingus ruficollis
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis
- Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Snowdrop · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Long-beaked Water Feather-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Creeping Feather-moss +47
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2023
- Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2023
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2023
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2023
- Crescent-cup Liverwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicinaCommon BluebottleCalliphora vicinaNecrobia violaceaNecrobia violaceaNecrobia violaceaNecrobia violaceaSylvicolaSylvicolaSylvicolaSylvicolaSimuliumSimuliumSimuliumSimuliumGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatusLunularia cruciata2023
Lunularia cruciata2023
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2023Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2023Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2023Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2023Bristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichum2023Bristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichum2023Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis2023Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis2023Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2023Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2023Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2023Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2023Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2023Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2023RedshankCeratodon purpureus2023RedshankCeratodon purpureus2023Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2023Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2023Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2023Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2023Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2023Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2023Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2023Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2023Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2023Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2023Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2023Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2023Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2023Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2023Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2023Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2023Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2023Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2023Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2023Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2023Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2023Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2023Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2023Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2023Norwegian EarwortScapania scandica2023Norwegian EarwortScapania scandica2023Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2023Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2023Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare2023Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare2023Silver-mossBryum argenteum2023Silver-mossBryum argenteum2023Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2023Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2023Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2023Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2023Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2023Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2023Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2023Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2023Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2023Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2023Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2023Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2023Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2023Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2023Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2023Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2023Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2023Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2023Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2023Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2023Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2023Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2023Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2023Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2023Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2023Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2023Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa2023Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa2023Fountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenax2023Fountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenax2023Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum2023Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum2023Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2023Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2023Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2023Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2023Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2023Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2023Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2023Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2023Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2023Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2023Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis2023Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis2023