Wallacestone Methodist Church
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › Central Scotland › Falkirk Getting here
55.98077, -3.74136
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 220m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 220m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 754
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 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 44 signed routes nearby
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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 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 754 Length 20 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 139 m ▾
Named route Ref 754 Length 139 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Canada Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map 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
5,996 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,996 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Coot · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan +46
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Bean Goose Anser fabalis/serrirostris2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Greater Bulb-Fly · Violet Ground Beetle · 2-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird +9
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 🌿 Plants 12 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Scentless Mayweed · Bitter-vetch · Dotted Loosestrife · Tufted Vetch +7
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2024 Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,996 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Coot · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan +46
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Bean Goose Anser fabalis/serrirostris2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Greater Bulb-Fly · Violet Ground Beetle · 2-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird +9
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 🌿 Plants 12 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Scentless Mayweed · Bitter-vetch · Dotted Loosestrife · Tufted Vetch +7
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2024 Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024 2024
2024
Hamamelidaceae Hamamelidaceae2024
Hamamelidaceae Hamamelidaceae2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis2024
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024 