Short birdwatching visit · Scottish Wildlife Trust
Garrion Gill
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Check conditions; individual bird seasons mostly unstated
- Headline birds
- Spotted Flycatcher · Woodcock
- Parking
- Not stated by the operator
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- Not stated by the operator
Wishaw (2 mi / 3.2 km)
Garrion Gill is a small ancient woodland on the steep sides of a burn above the Clyde Valley. The Trust names Spotted Flycatcher, Sparrowhawk and Woodcock in its overview, while the tree cover also shelters deer and badgers. A maintained route gives access down to a bridge across the gill, making the public path the appropriate place to watch. Keep away from the cliffs and steeper slopes beside it. Ground-nesting birds and possible livestock require a quiet visit, with dogs on leads rather than ranging through the woodland or meadow.
Birds and seasons
- Spotted Flycatcher · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Spotted Flycatcher
- Woodcock · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Woodcock
- Sparrowhawk — Season not stated Source for Sparrowhawk
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- Follow the farm track to the entrance, then the maintained unsurfaced path and steps towards the bridge. Beware steep slopes and nearby cliffs.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Dogs
- Dogs should remain on a lead because livestock and ground-nesting birds may be present.
- Access notes
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Step-free access
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
Getting there: The operator identifies parking near the houses on the Garrion Bridge–Law road, beside the wooden fingerpost. Keep residential and farm access clear.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Stevenston Point · 34.0 straight-line miles
- Musselburgh Lagoons and Levenhall Links · 36.1 straight-line miles
- Ben Lomond · 39.9 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: RSPB Baron's Haugh, 3.6 miles away in a straight line.
- Strathclyde Loch · 4.8 miles in a straight line
- Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve · 6.2 miles in a straight line
- Cathkin Marsh · 11.8 miles in a straight line