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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › South Lanarkshire Getting here
55.76352, -4.03531
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 144m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 144m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Syrphus, Common Darter, Red-legged Shieldbug +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Common Darter, Red-legged Shieldbug +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Clyde Walkway Walking route 68 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 route Ref CW Length 68 km National walking route
Show on map Avon Walkway Walking route ▾
Named route Avon walkway
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Named route Local walking route
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short local nature trail mainly along old rail line
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 106 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 74 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 74 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref Greenlink Local cycle route
Show on map Route (74) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (74) National Cycle Network
Show on map East Kilbride to Blantyre & Hamilton Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 74 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 463 m ▾
Named route Length 463 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
13,380 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,380 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Robin · Mallard +51
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Teal Anas crecca Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Common Darter · Red-legged Shieldbug · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser +12
Syrphus Syrphus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Harlequin Ladybird 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Hart's-Tongue · Lawson Cypress · Royal Fern
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana2025 Royal Fern Osmunda regalis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,380 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Robin · Mallard +51
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Teal Anas crecca Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Common Darter · Red-legged Shieldbug · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser +12
Syrphus Syrphus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Harlequin Ladybird 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Hart's-Tongue · Lawson Cypress · Royal Fern
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana2025 Royal Fern Osmunda regalis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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