Firstly, I popped into my local patch - Bingham's Pond - which is described as being a locally important site (L-SINC). the pond was surrounded by a mass of colourful plants with Green-veined White butterflies and various species of bee enjoying a nectar boost!
The usual wildfowl were present with 60+ Mallard, Tufted Duck, Coot, Moorhen and Mute Swans. There has been some breeding success with a number of Mallard duckling and the 5 cygnets seem to be doing well ........
After Bingham's I checked out the Forth & Clyde Canal (a wildlife corridor) at Hamiltonhill Claypits (a SINC and part LNR)
Hamiltonhill SINC with the area to left of the small inlet also being part of the LNR
Hamiltonhill SINC with the canal bank apparently destined for future development, albeit the land below the electricity lines is part of the LNR!
British Waterways offices, Forth & Clyde Canal wildlife corridor
Finally, I headed for Linn Park (a City-wide SINC and LNR and also part WC!) on the south side of the City. It is characterised by its mature semi-natural woods, mixed plantations and parkland trees, with associated wildflower meadows and amenity grasslands in an historical estate setting.
Signage
In addition, the White Cart Water (a WC) flows through the park and forms a core landscape feature of the LNR ........
So three different sites in different parts of the City and all proving that Glasgow really is the 'Dear Green Place'.
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