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WWII Army Camp

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 178m 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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 178m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Syrphus, Helophilus pendulus, Eristalis pertinax +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Helophilus pendulus, Eristalis pertinax +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Flowering-rush · last seen 2024; Plants — Flowering-rush · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Queen Elizabeth Jubilee WalkWalking route8 km

Named routeLength 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 74Cycling route

Named routeRef 74National Cycle Network

Lanark (Kirkfieldbank) to Happendon BridgeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 74Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route397 m

Named routeRef 74Length 397 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.4 km

Named routeRef 74Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route14 m

Named routeRef 74Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,946 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,946 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

spring

2025

Mallard · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Little Grebe +51

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
NuthatchSitta europaea
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
TealAnas crecca
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WigeonMareca penelope
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SiskinSpinus spinus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SwallowHirundo rustica
RookCorvus frugilegus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
CootFulica atra
Great TitParus major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoosanderMergus merganser
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
JayGarrulus glandarius
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GadwallMareca strepera
CurlewNumenius arquata
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus

🐝

Insects3 species

summerautumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Eyed Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
SyrphusSyrphus
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,946 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

spring

2025

Mallard · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Little Grebe +51

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
NuthatchSitta europaea
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
TealAnas crecca
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WigeonMareca penelope
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SiskinSpinus spinus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SwallowHirundo rustica
RookCorvus frugilegus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
CootFulica atra
Great TitParus major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoosanderMergus merganser
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
JayGarrulus glandarius
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GadwallMareca strepera
CurlewNumenius arquata
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus

🐝

Insects3 species

summerautumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Eyed Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
SyrphusSyrphus
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian West · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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