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Vennel Gardens

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📷 Richard Sutcliffe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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FamilyPicnicPlay

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.97683, -3.60302

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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 Coot and Mute Swan
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Brunch — 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 Coot and Mute Swan
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Brunch — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

12 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Coot, Mute Swan, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Coot, Mute Swan, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km

Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route

River Avon Heritage TrailWalking route14 km

Named routeLength 14 kmRegional walking route

Linlithgow Loch CircularWalking route

Named routeRef WL3Listed length 2.3 milesLocal walking route

Linlithgow Marches Perambulation routeWalking route

Named route

John Muir Way (Falkirk to Linlithgow)Walking route15 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 15 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

NCN National Route 754Cycling route

Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route4.3 km

Named routeRef 754Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

N/ACycling route75 m

Named routeLength 75 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route17 m

Named routeRef 754Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Blue RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Green RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Red RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km

Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

46,781 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

46,781 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winter

2026

Coot · Tufted Duck · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen +37

CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
PochardAythya ferina
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Common GullLarus canus
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
TealAnas crecca
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ScaupAythya marila
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2025

Acericerus heydenii

Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

46,781 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winter

2026

Coot · Tufted Duck · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen +37

CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
PochardAythya ferina
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Common GullLarus canus
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
TealAnas crecca
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ScaupAythya marila
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2025

Acericerus heydenii

Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Sutcliffe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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