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History
Glasgow Corporation purchased the area that now forms the park from Sir Archibald Campbell of Succoth in 1922. The wooded area of the park was part of Sir Archibald’s Garscube estate and was know as the Belvidere plantation. The Corporation also purchased grasslands to the south of the wooded area.
Facilities
The park covers a 34 hectare site and is mostlywoodland and is principally important for the birdlife this habitat type supports. The River Kelvin runs along the northern boundary and to the south is an area of grassland, overgrown pasture and former golf course. There is an extensive network of well used public footpaths within the park's wooded areas. The paths are fringed in areas by dense rhododendron, which provides good habitat for woodland birds with high densities of species such as robin, blue tit and blackbird. There is also a pond to the east of the woodland.
The park is situated approximately 5 miles north west of the City Centre in the Kelvindale Ward. The park is north of the Forth & Clyde Canal between Bearsden Road and Dawlsholm Road just within the city boundary.
