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Udston and Glenlee Community Woodland

WildlifeBirdsDogs
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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 84m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Starling, Woodpigeon +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Starling, Woodpigeon +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route (74)

Varies

Family friendly

Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Sphaerophoria, Black Clock, Hawthorn Shieldbug +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sphaerophoria, Black Clock, Hawthorn Shieldbug +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Avon WalkwayWalking route
Named routeAvon walkway
Routes around rootsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Nature TrailWalking route

short local nature trail mainly along old rail line

Named routeLocal walking route
East LoopWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

135 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 74Cycling route
Named routeRef 74National Cycle Network
East Kilbride Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
East Kilbride Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
GreenlinkCycling route
Named routeRef GreenlinkLocal cycle route
East Kilbride to Uddingston signed cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Semi-detached houses in Russell Street, Glenlee, Hamilton

Semi-detached houses in Russell Street, Glenlee, Hamilton

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