🧺Picnic🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.86310, -3.68461
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 265m 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
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 265m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Whitburn Town Walk
Varies
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network
Whitburn Town WalkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route198 m▾
Named routeRef 75Length 198 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route185 m▾
Named routeRef 75Length 185 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7 m▾
Named routeRef 75Length 7 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route986 m▾
Named routeRef 75Length 986 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
9,561 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,561 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspring
2025▾
Coot · Raven · Mallard · Kestrel · Grey Heron +38
- CootFulica atra
- RavenCorvus corax
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- TealAnas crecca
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwiftApus apus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Darter · Black Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Azure Damselfly +14
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Brachypera zoilus
Black Medick · Even Scalewort · Oxeye Daisy · Broom Fork-moss · Lesser Stitchwort +31
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina
- Even ScalewortRadula complanata
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
- Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
- LoniceraLonicera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,561 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspring
2025▾
Coot · Raven · Mallard · Kestrel · Grey Heron +38
- CootFulica atra
- RavenCorvus corax
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- TealAnas crecca
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwiftApus apus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Darter · Black Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Azure Damselfly +14
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Brachypera zoilus
Black Medick · Even Scalewort · Oxeye Daisy · Broom Fork-moss · Lesser Stitchwort +31
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina
- Even ScalewortRadula complanata
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
- Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
- LoniceraLonicera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brachypera zoilus
Brachypera zoilus
Eudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolorMegoura viciaeMegoura viciaeMegoura viciaeMegoura viciaeCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2024Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2024Minettia inustaMinettia inusta2024Minettia inustaMinettia inusta2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburJapanese RoseRosa rugosaJapanese RoseRosa rugosaDwarf NeckeraNeckera pumilaDwarf NeckeraNeckera pumilaMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masGrey AlderAlnus incanaGrey AlderAlnus incanaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumCylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricusCylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricusLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumOsierSalix viminalisOsierSalix viminalisSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaEvents & activities nearby
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