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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
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Places › Scotland › Central Scotland › North Lanarkshire Getting here
55.82424, -4.06226
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Chiffchaff ♿ Good accessibility year-round — paths here remain suitable through summer 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Chiffchaff ♿ Good accessibility year-round — paths here remain suitable through summer 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Chiffchaff, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Chiffchaff, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Elipsocus hyalinus +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Elipsocus hyalinus +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Gorse, Hazel, Groundsel +3 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Gorse, Hazel, Groundsel +3 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 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
Show on map The North Calder Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Routes around roots Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Nature Trail Walking route ▾
short local nature trail mainly along old rail line
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 160 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 74 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 74 National Cycle Network
Show on map Greenlink Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Greenlink Local cycle route
Show on map East Kilbride to Uddingston signed cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map East City Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ECW Local cycle route
Show on map Route (74) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (74) National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
12,604 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,604 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Goldfinch · Siskin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +39
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Siskin Spinus spinus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Tawny Owl Strix aluco Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goosander Mergus merganser Greylag Goose Anser anser Raven Corvus corax Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Rock Dove Columba livia Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Whitethroat Curruca communis Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Cream-spot Ladybird · Elipsocus hyalinus · Graphopsocus cruciatus · Trichopsocus brincki · Ectopsocus petersi +4
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Groundsel · Hazel · Wild Teasel · Blackthorn · Gorse +1
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Hazel Corylus avellana Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Gorse Ulex europaeus Daisy Bellis perennis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,604 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Goldfinch · Siskin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +39
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Siskin Spinus spinus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Tawny Owl Strix aluco Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goosander Mergus merganser Greylag Goose Anser anser Raven Corvus corax Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Rock Dove Columba livia Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Whitethroat Curruca communis Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Cream-spot Ladybird · Elipsocus hyalinus · Graphopsocus cruciatus · Trichopsocus brincki · Ectopsocus petersi +4
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Groundsel · Hazel · Wild Teasel · Blackthorn · Gorse +1
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Hazel Corylus avellana Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Gorse Ulex europaeus Daisy Bellis perennis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 