Knightswood Park

The park is a 26 Hectares/64 Acres site. To the east the site is amenity grass with play facilities and to the west lies the Donald Dewar Leisure Centre. The majority of the site is a city-wide site of importance for nature conservation, with wetland, wet woodland and heathland habitat.

Nature conservation site with wetland and heathland habitats

Park Information

Size: 26 hectares (64 acres)

Region: West

Popularity: 50%

Key Features

Donald Dewar Leisure Centre
Nature conservation site
Wetland habitat

Facilities

toilets
play area

Accessibility

wheelchair friendly

Travel Advice

The park has access to a number of bus stop along Great Western Road, Archerhill Road and Lincoln Avenue.

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