The park is filled with evergreen and flowering trees, shrubs, rhododendrons, heaths, rock and alpine plants.

Location

Balgrayhill Road

Springburn 

Glasgow

G21

Situated in the north of the city in the park is bounded by Broomfield Road, Balornock Road, Balgrayhill Road.

Opening Times
The park is open from Dawn till Dusk daily however the specific facilities within the park are subject to opening times.

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Outstanding Features

• Springburn Rockery
  • Springburn Park has one of Scotland’s most beautiful rockeries. The recently refurbished rockery was previously the site of an old quarry and the Glasgow Corporation created the rockery following the purchase of the land in 1892. It is one of the few reminders that Springburn was once a mining and quarrying area.  The refurbishment was the result of substantial sums being allocated by The North Area Committee and Land Services and also with the assistance of the Friends of Springburn Park.
• Nature Trail
  • The nature trail in the park has recently been redeveloped with cairns and interpretation boards which will provide visitors with a direct informal, educational and recreational experience using the natural environment as a tool to illustrate a conservation message. The cairn at the start of the route gives information on the 1km trail, which is the home to a surprisingly diverse range of wildlife.  Ponds, woodlands and meadows are all found within a relatively small area, making the north side of the park a great place to experience Glasgow’s wildlife at first hand. The markers posts lead the visitors to stone cairns along the route where particular aspects of the environments will be interpreted. The trail is open 52 weeks of the year and has been designed for casual walkers and wheel chair users alike.
• Birch Avenue
  • 30 semi mature beech trees were planted on a grass plot adjacent to the Robert Reid statue by Land Services, with the assistance of the friends of Springburn Park and 130 primary one pupils from Albert, Balornock, Barmulloch and St Martha’s primary schools. Alternating on either side of the path the 30 Betula Pendula Dalecarlica (Swedish Birch) and Betula Nigra (River Birch) were planted  on the 7th March 2006. The avenue is marked with a plaque at the south west side of the avenue.
    
• Springburn Park is situated on the crown of Balgrayhill, one of the highest areas in the North of Glasgow. At it’s peak you will be standing 364 feet above sea level and have impressive views of Ben Lomond, the Trossachs, the Kilpatrick, Campsie and Kilsyth Hills, and the hills of Argyllshire. If the weather is kind the peak of Goat Fell on the Isle of Arran can be seen.
• One of the most charming features of this rustic park is the Peace Garden dedicated to the late Lord Provost, Bob Innes which features beautifully laid out gardens and heather beds, with memorial seats, pergolas and a ‘Peace Pole’, donated by Japanese atomic bomb survivors.

• The North of the park has been designated a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation. The extensive woodland in the park attracts many birds such as robins, blue tits, chaffinches and wrens. There are two ponds where waterfowl live and breed and the City Council has recently created a third pond by naturalising a redundant boating pond. Herons are regularly sighted near these ponds. Mute swans, coots, moorhens, mallards, little grebe and tufted duck all nest in the islands. There are also less common visitors such as American Wigeon. A fourth pond can be found at the rockery.
• Foxes, squirrels, hedgehogs and rabbits are abundant and roe deer have been sighted in the park. There is a wildflower meadow along the North and West edges of Stobhill Pond, this features Ox-Eye daisy, Yarrow, Meadow Crane’s Bill, Cuckoo Flower and Black Knapweed. There are literally dozens of aquatic plants, in particular Yellow Flag, Bottle Sedge and Bulrush.
• The Cockmuir Reservoirs, managed by Scottish Water, sit in the centre of the park. These are built on Cockmuir farmlands, once occupied by a family of Stewarts in the mid 19th century. Cockmuir farm buildings survived well into the 20th century and were sited near the present football pavilion. Although concealed from view, since the demolition of the landmark water towers, these reservoirs retain a capacity of some 1,000,000 gallons and supply much of North Glasgow. 
• There are several significant statues in the park, the Balgray Fountain by Doulton and the statue of Sir James Reid. 
• The derelict Winter Gardens is a grade A listed building, Mosesfield House is also a listed building

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Facilities
The park has a wide variety of facilities to suit all age groups.

• synthetic football pitch, with floodlights and changing accommodation
• blaes juvenile football pitche
• floodlit multi purpose games court 
• three bowling greens
• cricket pitch
• orienteering course 
• healthy walks
  • Glasgow City Health Walks take place in the park. The walks are designed to encourage people to take up walking as a gentle form of exercise and take the first steps towards a healthier lifestyle.  The routes are relatively short and range from half a mile to two miles in distance. The walks are mainly on flat ground and are suitable for those who take little or no exercise at present. The walks take place Monday to Friday and meet at the Belmont Road entrance at 10.30am each day. For more information about the Glasgow Health Walks project please contact Kevin Hutchison, Health walks coordinator on 0141 287 5108

Local Facilities

• Public toilets
  • Bowling Pavilion (May to September)
  • Stobhill Hospital
  • Springburn Leisure Centre
• Public telephone
  • Balgrayhill Road
  • Stobhill Hospital
  • Springburn Leisure Centre
  • Balgrayhill Road

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History
Glasgow Corporation acquired the land for Springburn Park in 1892. At this time the land was indifferent agricultural land with the remains of an ironstone pit at one corner and an old quarry at the other.