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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.56849, -3.64842
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barnacle Goose and Pink-footed Goose
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barnacle Goose and Pink-footed Goose
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barnacle Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Barnacle Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Bembidion atrocaeruleum, July Highflyer +149 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Groundsel, False Oat-grass, Cow Parsley +150 more · last seen 2012
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lanark to Biggar via Hyndford BridgeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,154 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,154 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Pink-footed Goose · Spotted Flycatcher · Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren +38
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2019
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2019
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2019
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2019
- WigeonMareca penelope2019
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
- DipperCinclus cinclus2022
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2021
- SwiftApus apus2019
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2019
- TealAnas crecca2018
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2018
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2018
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2018
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Bembidion atrocaeruleum · 7-spot Ladybird · Thistle Tortoise Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +34
- Bembidion atrocaeruleumBembidion atrocaeruleum2018
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2018
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Dead-Nettle Leaf BeetleChrysolina fastuosa
Jacob's-ladder · Garden Lady's-mantle · Bulrush · Red-berried Elder · Musk-mallow +14
- Jacob's-ladderPolemonium caeruleum
- Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
- BulrushTypha latifolia2018
- Red-berried ElderSambucus racemosa2018
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata2018
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2018
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,154 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Pink-footed Goose · Spotted Flycatcher · Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren +38
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2019
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2019
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2019
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2019
- WigeonMareca penelope2019
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
- DipperCinclus cinclus2022
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2021
- SwiftApus apus2019
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2019
- TealAnas crecca2018
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2018
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2018
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2018
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Bembidion atrocaeruleum · 7-spot Ladybird · Thistle Tortoise Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +34
- Bembidion atrocaeruleumBembidion atrocaeruleum2018
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2018
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Dead-Nettle Leaf BeetleChrysolina fastuosa
Jacob's-ladder · Garden Lady's-mantle · Bulrush · Red-berried Elder · Musk-mallow +14
- Jacob's-ladderPolemonium caeruleum
- Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
- BulrushTypha latifolia2018
- Red-berried ElderSambucus racemosa2018
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata2018
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2018
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Bembidion decorumBembidion decorum2018Bembidion decorumBembidion decorum2018Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCarabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2025Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes2024Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes2024Longitarsus melanocephalusLongitarsus melanocephalus2018Longitarsus melanocephalusLongitarsus melanocephalus2018Sphaeroderma testaceumSphaeroderma testaceum2018Sphaeroderma testaceumSphaeroderma testaceum2018Psylliodes napiPsylliodes napi2018Psylliodes napiPsylliodes napi2018Celery Leaf BeetlePhaedon tumidulus2018Celery Leaf BeetlePhaedon tumidulus2018Altica carinthiacaAltica carinthiaca2018Altica carinthiacaAltica carinthiaca2018Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens2018Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens2018Wheat Flea BeetleNeocrepidodera ferruginea2018Wheat Flea BeetleNeocrepidodera ferruginea2018Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphicaHieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphicaTrypodendron domesticumTrypodendron domesticumTrypodendron domesticumTrypodendron domesticumZorochros minimusZorochros minimus2024Zorochros minimusZorochros minimus2024Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2019Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2019Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2018Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2018Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2018Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2018Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2018Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2018Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2018Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2018Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus2018Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus2018Rhinoncus pericarpiusRhinoncus pericarpius2018Rhinoncus pericarpiusRhinoncus pericarpius2018Cryptostemma alienumCryptostemma alienum2018Cryptostemma alienumCryptostemma alienum2018Ceratapion gibbirostreCeratapion gibbirostre2018Ceratapion gibbirostreCeratapion gibbirostre2018Atomaria lewisiAtomaria lewisi2018Atomaria lewisiAtomaria lewisi2018Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2018Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2018Quedius levicollisQuedius levicollis2018Quedius levicollisQuedius levicollis2018Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2017Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2017Adrastus pallensAdrastus pallens2017Adrastus pallensAdrastus pallens2017Macrosaldula scoticaMacrosaldula scotica2017Macrosaldula scoticaMacrosaldula scotica2017Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2018Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2018Star SedgeCarex echinata2018Star SedgeCarex echinata2018Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2018Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2018PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2018PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2018OsierSalix viminalis2018OsierSalix viminalis2018Wood DockRumex sanguineus2018Wood DockRumex sanguineus2018Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2018Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2018Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2018Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2018BeechFagus sylvatica2018BeechFagus sylvatica2018Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2018Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2018GorseUlex europaeus2018GorseUlex europaeus2018Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2018Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2018ButterburPetasites hybridus2018ButterburPetasites hybridus2018