Denny’s biggest
Herbertshire Castle Park
Park or garden · 0 m outside town
8.4 ha (21 acres)1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
12 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.5 mi northfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Peter Wood · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Denny · parks, paths & countryside
Parks and walks in Denny
62 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 4.2 for every square kilometre. 74% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. Parks and playing fields in Denny add up to 1.7 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical town in England and Wales has 2.1. Denny has no Outdoors Grade: Scottish towns aren’t graded on the outdoors yet.
Green space
1.7 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical town in England and Wales 2.1
Near a park
74%
of residents within 400 m
Typical town in England and Wales 83%
Footpaths
62 km
4.2 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical town in England and Wales 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Denny’s locality.
Green space: parks, gardens, playing fields and play spaces, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · Contains OS data © Crown copyright · Scottish Government, NatureScot
Places to walk
Parks to walk in, in and around Denny
The biggest is Herbertshire Castle Park, 8.4 ha (21 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Herbertshire Playing Fields
Playing field
3.6 ha (9 acres)
5 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.4 mi eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Herbertshire Playing Fields
Playing field
3.6 ha (9 acres)
5 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.4 mi eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
7 in 10 Denny residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (NRS Census 2022 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
Within 400 m (74%)Further (27%)
Denny74%
Falkirk towns94%
Towns in England and Wales83%
About 2,500 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 28 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 335 residents.
National Parks & National Scenic Areas
The Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park is 16 mi away
Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the locality; circle size shows each one’s area. National Scenic Areas are Scotland’s finest landscapes, chosen by NatureScot.
National ParkNational Scenic AreaThe 5 km the grade counts
National Park
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
16 mi north-west1,861 km²since 2002
Official siteLoch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park covers 1,861 km² and has been a National Park since 2002.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Denny is on the Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath
62 km of footpaths, tracks and core paths are mapped in Denny and the kilometre around it, 4.2 km for every square kilometre (the typical town in England and Wales has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
National
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath1.8 km
John Muir Way (Croy to Falkirk)1.6 km
The Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath, a national route, passes Denny.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Scotland has no rights-of-way register: everyone has a right of responsible access to most land, so tracks and councils’ core paths count. Paths are only as complete as the map in each area.
When to get out
The best walking months in Denny: May to September
The town’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 7.6 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 14.1 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 17.0 | 15.1 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 7.0 |
| High (°C) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 152 | 107 | 93 | 61 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 92 | 89 | 121 | 117 | 133 |
April is the driest month (61 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 152 mm of rain falls in January, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 55 nights a year. The climate in Denny →
Things to do
28 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
The nearest beaches
Denny is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Sandy Cove (Old Picnic Spot)19 mi from Denny’s edge
DirectionsSandy Bays19 mi from Denny’s edge
DirectionsNetherlee Stone Beach20 mi from Denny’s edge
DirectionsDrum Sands22 mi from Denny’s edge
DirectionsBodden Boo22 mi from Denny’s edge
DirectionsGood to know
Check the water before you swim. SEPA tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Every named place, with directions
Waterfalls 2
Plus 2 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Bonnyfield Local Nature Reserve29 ha · 1.0 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 28
Ure Crescent Play Park0.5 mi from town
DirectionsJenny's Park0.9 mi from town
DirectionsAnderson Park1.1 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 25 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Next door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
DunipaceBonnybridgeLarbertStenhousemuirFalkirkCowieDenny
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denny | – | 1.7 | 74% | 0% |
| Dunipace 0.8 mi | – | 3.5 | 76% | 0% |
| Bonnybridge 1.3 mi | – | 8.8 | 98% | 0% |
| Larbert 3.4 mi | – | 1.5 | 92% | 0% |
| Stenhousemuir 4.0 mi | – | 5.2 | 96% | 0% |
| Falkirk 4.7 mi | – | 8.7 | 95% | 0% |
| Cowie 4.7 mi | – | 12.6 | 100% | 0% |
Bonnybridge, Stenhousemuir and Falkirk have at least twice Denny’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Denny
What is the biggest park in Denny?
Herbertshire Castle Park, 8.4 ha (21 acres), with 1.9 km of path, just outside the locality. Herbertshire Playing Fields (3.6 ha) is second. 3 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Denny near a National Park?
Yes. Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park begins 16 mi north-west of the town’s edge. It covers 1,861 km² and has been a National Park since 2002.
What are the best walks near Denny?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath and John Muir Way (Croy to Falkirk).
What is the nearest beach to Denny?
Sandy Cove (Old Picnic Spot), 19 mi from the edge of the town, then Sandy Bays (19 mi). Denny itself is inland.
How many people in Denny live near a park?
74% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (NRS Census 2022 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical town in England and Wales is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Denny?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?
From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Scenic Area within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Denny’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Denny’s outdoors figures come from
- Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- National Parks and National Scenic Areas: Scottish Government and NatureScot boundaries (Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, Cairngorms; the 40 National Scenic Areas), clipped to land, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, tracks, core paths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik’s Scotland extract, October 2026.
- Historic gardens, listed buildings and monuments: Historic Environment Scotland designations, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
- The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: NRS Scotland’s Census 2022 output areas.
- Grade: Scottish towns have no Outdoors Grade yet.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.