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55.97236, -3.69671
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▾ 🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 160m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 160m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Green Grasshopper +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Green Grasshopper +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National walking route
Show on map River Avon Heritage Trail Walking route 14 km ▾
Named route Length 14 km Regional walking route
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Named route Round trip
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Named route Round trip
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Named route Round trip
Show on map 39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map John Muir Way Cycling route 215 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 215 km Point-to-point Regional cycle route
Show on map Helix Around Town Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HArTT Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 754 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 754 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 754 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 409 m ▾
Named route Ref 754 Length 409 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Signed route nearby
Red Route Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
7,606 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,606 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Mallard · Magpie · Bullfinch · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +42
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Barn Owl Tyto alba Swift Apus apus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus Swallow Hirundo rustica Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Whitethroat Curruca communis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Badger · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Common Green Grasshopper · Oedemera virescens · Cantharis nigricans · Orange Ladybird +26
Syrphus Syrphus Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 17 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Bitter-vetch · Common Twayblade · Daisy · Hamamelidaceae +12
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius2025 Common Twayblade Neottia ovata2025 Daisy Bellis perennis2024 Hamamelidaceae Hamamelidaceae2024 Petty Spurge Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,606 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Mallard · Magpie · Bullfinch · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +42
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Barn Owl Tyto alba Swift Apus apus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus Swallow Hirundo rustica Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Whitethroat Curruca communis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Badger · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Common Green Grasshopper · Oedemera virescens · Cantharis nigricans · Orange Ladybird +26
Syrphus Syrphus Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 17 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Bitter-vetch · Common Twayblade · Daisy · Hamamelidaceae +12
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius2025 Common Twayblade Neottia ovata2025 Daisy Bellis perennis2024 Hamamelidaceae Hamamelidaceae2024 Petty Spurge Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Chrysolina polita
Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Chrysolina polita
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Stenodema (Stenodema) holsata Stenodema (Stenodema) holsata
Stenodema (Stenodema) holsata Stenodema (Stenodema) holsata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Scaeva Scaeva2024
Scaeva Scaeva2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Euphorbia peplus2024
Euphorbia peplus2024
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Common Wintergreen Pyrola minor2024
Common Wintergreen Pyrola minor2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis2024
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis2024
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis2024
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis2024
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2024
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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