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55.72393, -4.23639
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Great Tit +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Great Tit +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadowsweet, Bush Vetch, Brooklime +223 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Meadowsweet, Bush Vetch, Brooklime +223 more · last seen 2017
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Sorrel, Common Nettle +17 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet +13 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet +13 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Old Drove Road Walking Route Walking route ▾
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 756 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 756 National Cycle Network
Show on map East Kilbride Cycle Network Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map East Kilbride to Strathaven cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map East Kilbride Cycle Network Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
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Show on map Eaglesham to Strathaven Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
2,649 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,649 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Great Tit +44
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Large Red Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Purple Willow · Yellow-rattle · Broad-leaved Dock · Ragged-Robin · Bitter-vetch +10
Purple Willow Salix purpurea Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,649 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Great Tit +44
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Large Red Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Purple Willow · Yellow-rattle · Broad-leaved Dock · Ragged-Robin · Bitter-vetch +10
Purple Willow Salix purpurea Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Redshank Persicaria maculosa 